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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 19 more deaths due to COVID-19, raising the cumulative total to 15,713.
The seven-day moving average of new deaths rose from at 20 to 18 per day, the health department said.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 decreased from 1,634 on Wednesday to 1,599 on Thursday, the lowest number since Aug. 16. Hospitalizations reached a recent peak of 2,687 on Sept. 13. COVID patients occupy nearly 21% of Indiana’s intensive care unit beds.
The department reported 2,303 new cases of COVID-19, down from 2,644 the previous day. The cumulative total of cases rose to 996,341.
More than 3.3 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday at 5 a.m., after a daily increase of 4,266.
The health department said 58.8% of Indiana residents 18 and older are now fully vaccinated.
The state released the latest statistics for so-called breakthrough cases, hospitalizations and deaths on Thursday, reflecting data through Oct. 7. The numbers, which are updated weekly, showed that 48,676 Hoosiers who had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have since tested positive for the virus, while 1,042 required hospitalization and 485 died. The average age of a breakthrough death was 79 years old.
COVID-19 cases
*New COVID-19 cases: 2,303
Total cumulative cases: 996,341
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 19
Total cumulative deaths: 15,713
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 6,957
Total cumulative tested individuals: 4,286,141
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 23.2%
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.6%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 17.4%**
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 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–Oct. 15)
First dose administered: 3,297,715 (daily increase of 3,614)
Fully vaccinated: 3,329,239 (daily increase of 4,266)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 134,326 (increase of 237)
Marion County new deaths: 4
Marion County cumulative deaths: 2,101
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 12.8%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 7.2%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 45,963
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 23,647
Johnson County cumulative cases: 24,821
Madison County cumulative cases: 18,538
Boone County cumulative cases: 8,819
Hancock County cumulative cases: 11,597
Morgan County cumulative cases: 9,361
Shelby County cumulative cases: 7,115
Indiana intensive care unit usage
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 20.7%
ICU beds in use by non-COVID-19 patients: 56%
Available ICU beds: 23.3%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Friday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 44,783,838
U.S. deaths: 721,848
Global cases: 239,777,485
Global deaths: 4,885,059
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