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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 Tuesday reported a surge in statewide COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
The state reported 170 more deaths from the virus, raising Indiana’s official pandemic death toll to 18,280. The deaths were reported to the department on Monday and took place from Dec. 16 to Dec. 27. The seven-day average of deaths rose to 31 per day.
The health department reported 5,815 new cases of COVID-19, up from 1,862 cases on Monday. That’s the highest case count in the daily update since 6,164 cases were reported on Dec. 1. Marion County reported 1,111 new cases and 16 more deaths.
The state reported 3,058 hospitalizations on Monday, up from 2,982 the previous day. That matches the year’s highest mark, which was last seen on Dec. 14.
COVID patients occupy 38.7% of Indiana’s intensive care unit beds. Taking into account the 48.4% of ICU beds in use for other reasons, the percentage of available ICU beds statewide is 12.8%.
More than 3.54 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Tuesday at 5 a.m. More than 1.3 million Hoosiers have gotten vaccine boosters.
The department said 59.2% of Indiana residents 12 and older are fully vaccinated.
COVID-19 cases
*New COVID-19 cases: 5,815
Total cumulative cases: 1,227,005
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 170
Total cumulative deaths: 18,280
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 7,180
Total cumulative tested individuals: 4,728,751
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 25.7%
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 9%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 24%**
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 13.9%**
** 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: 159,230 (increase of 1,111)
Marion County new deaths: 16
Marion County cumulative deaths: 2,354
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 22.7%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 14.9%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 56,639
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 28,736
Johnson County cumulative cases: 30,264
Madison County cumulative cases: 23,473
Boone County cumulative cases: 10,795
Hancock County cumulative cases: 14,669
Morgan County cumulative cases: 11,451
Shelby County cumulative cases: 9,393
COVID-19 vaccinations
Statewide totals (Dec. 14, 2020–Dec. 28, 2021)
First dose administered: 3,611,838 (daily increase of 4,808)
Fully vaccinated: 3,545,779 (daily increase of 3,480)
Booster doses: 1,321,922 (daily increase of 14,317)
Indiana intensive care unit usage
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 38.7%
Available ICU beds: 12.8%
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Why did the CDC just update the definition of a vaccine from “preventing a disease and the transmission of said disease “ to now just mitigating symptoms and use as a therapeutic???
The goalpost keeps moving. Why can’t we get a second opinion other than Fauchi?
Bernard, Please share your source for what you shared about the CDC’s definition of a vaccine.
This is from the CDC website regarding COVID-19:
“Vaccines reduce the risk of COVID-19, including the risk of severe illness and death among people who are fully vaccinated. In addition to data from clinical trials, evidence from real-world vaccine effectiveness studies show that COVID-19 vaccines help protect against COVID-19 infections, with or without symptoms (asymptomatic infections).
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/effectiveness/work.html
+1 !
That is WITH covid not from.
So people don’t die from Covid?!
Why don’t officials report how many of the hospitalizations and deaths are vaccinated? Why doesn’t anyone in the media ask the question?
Mark, the state health department updates cumulative statistics about breakthrough cases once a week and we frequently report them. Here’s the latest: 101,623 breakthrough cases, 1,983 breakthrough hospitalizations and 1,071 breakthrough deaths. These reflect total figures as of Dec. 21.
Mark, sounding like Todd Rokita is not the smart play here.
Life advice – if you’re in alignment with Todd Rokita, you’ve made the wrong choice.
No doubt, the virus is real and can effect people with underlying conditions and/or simply in poor physical shape and health…REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS. However, until Died “from” or Died “with” is clarified and ACCURATELY reported, these numbers mean squat!
Remind me again why exercise and proper nutrition aren’t being recommended?