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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 798 new COVID-19 cases and five new deaths.
That’s the eighth straight day new cases have been less than 1,000.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases in the state has increased to 734,736, and the state has reported 13,054 deaths.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 increased by one, to 832, on Friday. The all-time high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.
The health department reported the testing of 7,430 new individuals.
The state said more than 2.28 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Nearly 2.5 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
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 COVID-19 cases: 798
Total cumulative cases: 734,736
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 5
Total deaths: 13,054
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 7,430
Total cumulative tested individuals: 3,448,804
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 21.3%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 12.1%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.7%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 5.1%**
** The health department reports the 7-day positivity rates with a six-day lag to allow time for more comprehensive results.
COVID-19 vaccinations
Statewide totals (Dec. 14–May 15)
First dose administered: 2,495,691
Fully vaccinated: 2,282,103
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 100,526 (increase of 123)
Marion County new deaths: 2
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,750
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 13.2%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 6.7%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 35,783
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 17,2298
Johnson County cumulative cases: 18,053
Madison County cumulative cases: 12,740
Boone County cumulative cases: 6,732
Hancock County cumulative cases: 8,346
Morgan County cumulative cases: 6,603
Shelby County cumulative cases: 4,938
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 34.6%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 8.5%
Available ventilators: 79%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.7%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Saturday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 32,905,023
U.S. deaths: 585,321
Global cases: 162,017,106
Global deaths: 3,360,359
*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.
Below is the latest #COVID19 case information for #Indiana:
🔹Total positive cases: 734,736
🔹Total deaths: 13,054
🔹Total tests administered: 10,167,401
🔹Total doses administered: 4,777,794
🔹Total fully vaccinated: 2,282,103
Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/Y5bCbqTmcA pic.twitter.com/U7u9FAsPCw— Indiana Department of Health (@StateHealthIN) May 15, 2021
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