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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 Saturday reported 1,085 new COVID-19 cases, the third straight day with more than 1,000 cases in the daily report.
Indiana has averaged a daily increase of 932 cases over the past week compared with 876 cases the previous week.
The department on Saturday also reported 11 more deaths from COVID-19, the fourth day in the past five in which deaths have been in double digits. The state has seen official deaths from the virus increase by 72 over the past week, compared with 65 the previous week.
The state reported the testing of 14,503 more individuals, the second-highest daily number reported in that category so far. The number included an additional 750 historical tested individuals from a newly onboarded testing facility.
The state’s cumulative testing-positivity rate for unique individuals remained at 8.8%. The seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals rose from at 7% to 7.2%.
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: 1,085
Total cumulative cases reported Saturday: 98,961
Total cumulative cases reported Friday: 97,884
Increase in cumulative cases: 1,077
Increase in cumulative cases reported Aug. 30-Sept. 5: 6,527
Increase in cumulative cases reported Aug. 23-29: 6,134
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: 11
Total deaths: 3,138
Increase in deaths reported Aug. 30-Sept. 5: 72
Increase in deaths reported Aug. 23-29: 65
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: 12,400**
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Saturday: 1,129,078
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Friday: 1,117,427
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 11,651
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 8.8%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 7.2%
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 6.6%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 5.5%
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
**This number includes an additional 750 historical tested individuals from a newly onboarded testing facility.
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 19,073 (increase of 117)
Marion County new deaths: 0
Marion County cumulative deaths: 750
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 7.5%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 4,153
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 2,434
Johnson County cumulative cases: 2,077
Madison County cumulative cases: 1,387
Boone County cumulative cases: 885
Hancock County cumulative cases: 840
Morgan County cumulative cases: 615
Shelby County cumulative cases: 634
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 39.2%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 10.6%
Available ventilators: 82.3%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.7%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Saturday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 6,210,699
U.S. deaths: 187,874
Global cases: 26,674,386
Global deaths: 875,739
*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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Come on IBJ, If you want to scare us, fine, but you may want to completely inform us to.
Please post next to the running total, the corresponding Indiana Hospitalization rates each day.
Take you tag line “New COVID-19 cases top 1,000 in Indiana for third straight day” to “New Covid Cases and Hospitalization Rates” If you bury it in the story, you know you are being cheeky.
Indiana intensive care unit usage –
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 10.6%
Available ventilators: 82.3%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.7%
Wow, they give you all the information and you still complain. Amazing.
IBJ – please stop with these BS numbers or I will cancel my subscription. I talked to a Doctor [Otolaryngologist] last week and she told me that just because you test positive doesn’t mean you are sick with the virus. These number are nothing but fear drivers.
Zero deaths in Marion Co. again!
If hospitalizations are rare and there are no deaths, why are we still following these bozos?
Testing is too sensitive or it’s faulty.
God save us if these fools are still in charge during flu season.
It could be that the mask mandate, physical distancing, and restrictions on bars and large gatherings are actually working (e.g. the science of pandemics). If you need a refresher on what happens when you open up businesses (e.g. bars, large events, etc) with limited protections, then refer back to Arizona statistics from mid-May when their governor took exactly that approach. Two months later they had 75+ deaths per day. I am extremely grateful our governor and mayor follow science and listen to medical professionals.
Well stated Derek.
Or it could be all BS