New COVID-19 cases again top 5,000; 40 more deaths reported

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The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday reported 5,563 new COVID-19 cases, the 20th time this month that the state has reported more than 5,000 new daily cases.

The department also reported 40 more deaths, marking the 25th consecutive day that deaths have exceeded 25 in the daily report.

The total number of deaths climbed to 7,431.

Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dropped to 2,918 on Thursday, the lowest number since Nov. 15. The high mark was 3,460 set on Nov. 30.

COVID-19 patients occupy 30.9% of the state’s intensive care beds and non-COVID patients are taking up 46.3%, leaving 22.8% available.

The department said 14,808 new individuals had been tested. Testing in that category has exceeded 10,000 for 60 straight days.

The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals was 23.9%.

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.

*New COVID-19 cases: 5,563

Total cumulative cases488,180

New deaths: 40

Total deaths: 7,431

New tested individuals: 14,808

Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,586,165

Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 18.9%

Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 23.9%**

Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.1%

Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 11.9%**

** 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: 67,300 (increase of 833)

Marion County new deaths: 8

Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,084

Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 23.2%

Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 13.2%

Hamilton County cumulative cases: 22,480

Hendricks County cumulative cases: 10,707

Johnson County cumulative cases: 11,407

Madison County cumulative cases: 8,517

Boone County cumulative cases: 4,218

Hancock County cumulative cases: 4,826

Morgan County cumulative cases: 4,051

Shelby County cumulative cases: 3,202

Indiana intensive care unit usage

Available ICU beds: 22.8%

ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 30.9%

Available ventilators: 70%

Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 13%

U.S. and worldwide numbers

As of Friday, from Johns Hopkins University:

U.S. cases: 18,511,268

U.S. deaths: 327,065

Global cases: 78,986,314

Global deaths: 1,735,905

*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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