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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 Wednesday reported 728 new COVID-19 cases and 10 additional deaths. Deaths in the state from COVID-19 now exceed 3,300.
The department reported the testing of 7,509 more unique individuals. The cumulative positivity rate for unique individuals remained at 8.6%.
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: 728
Total cumulative cases reported Wednesday: 113,337
Total cumulative cases reported Tuesday: 112,626
Increase in cumulative cases: 711
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: 10
Total deaths: 3,305
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: 7,509
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Wednesday: 1,322,819
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Tuesday: 1,315,440
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 7,379
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 8.6%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 6.8%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 6.0%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 4.2%**
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
** The health department reports the 7-day positivity rates with a six-day lag to allow time for more comprehensive results.
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 20,936 (increase of 104)
Marion County new deaths: 2
Marion County cumulative deaths: 761
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 6.7%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 4,761
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 2,681
Johnson County cumulative cases: 2,279
Madison County cumulative cases: 1,610
Boone County cumulative cases: 956
Hancock County cumulative cases: 914
Morgan County cumulative cases: 706
Shelby County cumulative cases: 666
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 40.8%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 11.8%
Available ventilators: 81.4%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.7%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Wednesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 6,902,930
U.S. deaths: 201,120
Global cases: 31,673,086
Global deaths: 972,372
*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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