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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 394 new COVID-19 cases, as testing slowed significantly over the Labor Day weekend. The number of new cases was the lowest number in the daily report since July 7.
The state reported the testing of 4,635 more individuals, also the lowest number since July 7.
The state’s cumulative testing-positivity rate for unique individuals remained at 8.8%. The seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals rose from 7.3% to 7.5%.
The department on Monday also reported 12 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the cumulative number to 3,156.
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: 394
Total cumulative cases reported Tuesday: 100,780
Total cumulative cases reported Monday: 100,394
Increase in cumulative cases: 386
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: 12
Total deaths: 3,156
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: 4,635
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Tuesday: 1,150,863
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Monday: 1,146,572
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 4,291
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 8.8%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 7.5%
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 6.6%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 5.6%
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
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 19,307 (increase of 35)
Marion County new deaths: 0
Marion County cumulative deaths: 750
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 7.5%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 4,241
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 2,467
Johnson County cumulative cases: 2,096
Madison County cumulative cases: 1,418
Boone County cumulative cases: 892
Hancock County cumulative cases: 849
Morgan County cumulative cases: 625
Shelby County cumulative cases: 638
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 43.4%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 10.6%
Available ventilators: 82.3%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.2%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Tuesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 6,306,412
U.S. deaths: 189,283
Global cases: 27,382,880
Global deaths: 893,658
*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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Then why all this nonsense with masks & social distancing? Let society get back to normal! Let the kids go back to school. They are the ones being the most hurt by forced upon fear of everything and isolation.
Ummm, one possible explanation for why we’re not going back to normal just yet is that the extra precautions are what is causing these improved numbers. But you already knew that.
Right on Horatio! Some people jut don’t get it. 😷