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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe Indiana State Department of Health on Thursday reported 920 new COVID-19 cases and 17 additional deaths.
The department reported the testing of 9,021 more unique individuals. The cumulative positivity rate for unique individuals remained at 8.6% and the seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals rose from 6.8% to 7.1%.
Following are the latest COVID-19 numbers from the Indiana State Department of Health. The department updates its data daily based on information received through 11:59 p.m. the previous day.
COVID-19 cases
*New cases: 920
Total cumulative cases reported Thursday: 114,236
Total cumulative cases reported Wednesday: 113,337
Increase in cumulative cases: 899
Increase in cases reported Aug. 1-Sept. 1: 27,769
Increase in cases reported July 1-Aug. 1: 21,170
Increase in cases reported June 1-July 1: 11,122
Increase in cases reported May 1-June. 1: 16,065
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 17
Total deaths: 3,322
Increase in deaths reported Aug. 1-Sept. 1: 322
Increase in deaths reported July 1-Aug. 1: 315
Increase in deaths reported June 1-July 1: 480
Increase in deaths reported May 1-June. 1: 914
Increase in deaths reported April 1-May 1: 997
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 9,021
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Thursday: 1,331,608
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Wednesday: 1,322,819
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 8,789
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 8.6%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 7.1%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 5.9%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 4.4%**
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Aug. 1-Sept. 1: 325,159
Increase in unique tested individuals reported July 1-Aug. 1: 268,890
Increase in unique tested individuals reported June 1-July 1: 223,820
Increase in unique tested individuals reported May 1-June 1: 166,257
Increase in unique tested individuals reported April 1-May 1: 85,264
** The health department reports the 7-day positivity rates with a six-day lag to allow time for more comprehensive results.
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 21,067 (increase of 131)
Marion County new deaths: 3
Marion County cumulative deaths: 761
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 6.6%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 4,803
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 2,694
Johnson County cumulative cases: 2,291
Madison County cumulative cases: 1,619
Boone County cumulative cases: 960
Hancock County cumulative cases: 917
Morgan County cumulative cases: 709
Shelby County cumulative cases: 668
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 39.4%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 11.3%
Available ventilators: 81.2%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.9%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 6,941,248
U.S. deaths: 202,170
Global cases: 31,944,038
Global deaths: 977,881
*New cases, deaths and tests are previously unreported cases, deaths and tests submitted to the Indiana State Health Department in the 24 hours through 11:59 p.m. the previous day. The cases and testing categories typically contain numerous duplicates—as many as 20% or more—that are later eliminated from the cumulative totals.
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This must be untrue! We’re moving to stage 5!!
No, Jennifer, people are tired of wearing a mask and social distancing. They want to get on with their lives.
The “herd “ mentality is where we are headed. Survival of the fit.