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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 2,756 new cases of COVID-19 and 126 more deaths, bringing the cumulative total of deaths to 9,092.
The death total was the highest in the daily report since Jan. 5. Deaths due to COVID-19 have exceeded single digits for 100 straight days..
The state said 8,243 new individuals were tested, the lowest number in six days.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dipped from 2,386 on Sunday to 2,332 on Monday, the 11th decline in 12 days. The high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.
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: 2,756
Total cumulative cases: 595,436
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 126
Total deaths: 9,092
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 8,243
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,847,632
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 20.9%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 21.5%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 10.8%
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.
COVID-19 vaccinations
Statewide totals (Dec. 14 – Jan 19)
First dose administered: 317,461 (increase of 14,867)
Fully vaccinated: 171,891 (increase of 8,388)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 82,285 (increase of 397)
Marion County new deaths: 10
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,311
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 20.3%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 11.3%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 28,684
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 14,010
Johnson County cumulative cases: 14,687
Madison County cumulative cases: 10,715
Boone County cumulative cases: 5,388
Hancock County cumulative cases: 6,469
Morgan County cumulative cases: 5,241
Shelby County cumulative cases: 4,056
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 29.8%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 24.4%
Available ventilators: 75.2%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 9.4%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Tuesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 24,087,284
U.S. deaths: 399,111
Global cases: 95,703,104
Global deaths: 2,044,104
*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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