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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 Friday reported 28 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the pandemic total in the state to 15,193.
The seven-day moving average of new deaths dropped from 28 to 27 per day, the health department said.
The department reported 3,218 new cases of COVID-19, down from 3,482 cases the previous day.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 decreased from 2,055 on Wednesday to 2007 on Thursday, the department said. That’s the lowest number in more than a month. About 26% of Indiana’s intensive care unit beds are occupied by COVID patients.
More than 3.27 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Thursday at 5 a.m., after an increase of 3,370. Department statistics say 59.5% of Indiana residents 18 and older are now fully vaccinated.
COVID-19 cases
*New COVID-19 cases: 3,218
Total cumulative cases: 965,982
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 28
Total cumulative deaths: 15,193
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 8,972
Total cumulative tested individuals: 4,200,736
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 23%
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.6%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 18.3%**
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 9.7%**
** 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–Sept. 30)
First dose administered: 3,253,451 (daily increase of 3,015)
Fully vaccinated: 3,270,143 (daily increase of 3,370)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 131,202 (increase of 349)
Marion County new deaths: 2
Marion County cumulative deaths: 2,027
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 16.4%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 9.2%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 44,819
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 22,873
Johnson County cumulative cases: 24,153
Madison County cumulative cases: 17,873
Boone County cumulative cases: 8,586
Hancock County cumulative cases: 11,207
Morgan County cumulative cases: 9,096
Shelby County cumulative cases: 6,824
Indiana intensive care unit usage
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 26%
ICU beds in use by non-COVID-19 patients: 53.8%
Available ICU beds: 20.2%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Friday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 43,392,163
U.S. deaths: 695,829
Global cases: 233,518,049
Global deaths: 4,778,083
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