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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 Monday reported 1,822 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the pandemic total in the state to 972,067 cases.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 decreased from 1,883 on Saturday to 1,861 on Sunday, the department said. That’s the lowest number since Aug. 22. About 24% of Indiana’s intensive care unit beds are occupied by COVID patients. Cases have been slowly falling since reaching a recent peak of 2,687 on Sept. 13.
The department reported no new deaths from COVID, but that number consists of deaths reported on Sunday only. The cumulative number of deaths since Friday rose by 80, to 15,273.
The seven-day moving average of new deaths was 18 per day, the health department said.
More than 3.28 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Monday at 5 a.m., after a weekend increase of 17,710. Department statistics say 59.8% of Indiana residents 18 and older are now fully vaccinated.
COVID-19 cases
*New COVID-19 cases: 1,72,067
Total cumulative cases: 965,982
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 0
Total cumulative deaths: 15,273
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 5,413
Total cumulative tested individuals: 4,218,553
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 23%
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.6%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 17.9%**
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 9.5%**
** 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. 4)
First dose administered: 3,264,721 (weekend increase of 11,575)
Fully vaccinated: 3,287,689 (weekend increase of 17,710)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 132,000 (increase of 233)
Marion County new deaths: 0
Marion County cumulative deaths: 2,037
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 16.1%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 9.3%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 45,064
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 23,054
Johnson County cumulative cases: 24,285
Madison County cumulative cases: 17,994
Boone County cumulative cases: 8,632
Hancock County cumulative cases: 11,317
Morgan County cumulative cases: 9,154
Shelby County cumulative cases: 6,865
Indiana intensive care unit usage
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 24.1%
ICU beds in use by non-COVID-19 patients: 52.5%
Available ICU beds: 23.4%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Monday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 43,799,517
U.S. deaths: 702,444
Global cases: 235,283,427
Global deaths: 4,806,649
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