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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 571 new COVID-19 cases, marking the 21st straight day with fewer than 1,000 cases.
The department reported 13 new deaths from COVID-19, raising the cumulative death tally to 13,179.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 increased from 759 on Wednesday to 767 on Thursday. They are down from 1,019 on May 4. The all-time high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.
The state said 2.49 million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 2.63 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: 571
Total cumulative cases: 742,910
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 13
Total deaths: 13,179
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 3,975
Total cumulative tested individuals: 3,493,567
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 21.3%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 10.1%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.6%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 4.8%**
** 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 28)
First dose administered: 2,633,546 (increase of 8,924)
Fully vaccinated: 2,492,305 (increase of 15,836)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 101,764 (increase of 77)
Marion County new deaths: 2
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,762
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 9.8%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 4.8%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 36,130
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 17,468
Johnson County cumulative cases: 18,207
Madison County cumulative cases: 12,879
Boone County cumulative cases: 6,832
Hancock County cumulative cases: 8,446
Morgan County cumulative cases: 6,673
Shelby County cumulative cases: 4,982
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 31.4%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 7.7%
Available ventilators: 77.8%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.8%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Friday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 33,219,595
U.S. deaths: 593,314
Global cases: 169,066,085
Global deaths: 3,513,292
*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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The 15.72% positivity rate for today is the lowest we’ve seen since March. Let’s hope to see continued downward trends similar to last year’s numbers.
Is this over yet??