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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 Thursday reported 1,046 new COVID-19 case, the fifth time in the last eight days that new cases have exceeded 1,000.
The department also reported the testing of 11,272, almost double the testing number from Wednesday’s report. Testing has exceeded 10,000 in six of the last eight days.
The 7-day testing-positivity rate ticked down from 7.6% on Wednesday to 7.4% on Thursday. The state’s overall testing-positivity rate remained at 8.8%.
The state also reported 20 new deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the total during the pandemic to 2,898. New deaths have averaged 20 per day in the report over the past three days.
Marion County reported an increase of 110 cases, the 28th straight day that cases in the county have risen by more than 100. The county’s 7-day testing-positivity rate was 8.7%.
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: 1,046
Total cumulative cases reported Thursday: 77,565
Total cumulative cases reported Wednesday: 76,522
Increase in cumulative cases: 1,043
Increase in cases reported Aug. 7-13: 6,550
Increase in cases reported July 31-Aug. 6: 5,762
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: 16,200
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 20
Total deaths: 2,898
Increase in deaths reported Aug. 7-13: 87
Increase in deaths reported July 31-Aug. 6: 66
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
COVID-19 testing
*New tested individuals: 11,272
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Thursday: 877,970
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Wednesday: 866,994
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 11,026
Percentage of total testing positive: 8.8%
Seven-day testing-positivity rate: 7.4%
Increase in tests reported July 1-Aug. 1: 268,890
Increase in tests reported June 1-July 1: 223,820
Increase in tests reported May 1-June. 1: 166,257
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 16,304 (increase of 110)
Marion County new deaths: 2
Marion County cumulative deaths: 733
Marion County 7-day positivity rate: 8.7%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 2,941
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 1,972
Johnson County cumulative cases: 1,800
Madison County cumulative cases: 1,048
Boone County cumulative cases: 704
Hancock County cumulative cases: 694
Morgan County cumulative cases: 492
Shelby County cumulative cases: 572
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 33%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 12.8%
Available ventilators: 80%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 3%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 5,204,792
U.S. deaths: 166,148
Global cases: 20,672,105
Global deaths: 750,490
*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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Release the data showing the zip codes having the positive test results. It will most likely showing concentration in a few zip codes within Marion County.
The data is readily available with a simple search. http://www.savi.org/coronavirus-data-hub/ Cases are spread out across entire county with some concentration on northwest quadrant of Marion County. It is not concentrated in a few zip codes.
Accident victim in Porter County on US 30 – died from Covid. The family argued with the MD not to list Covid as the cause of death, but since the deceased was in the Covid “range” his cause of death remained Covid.