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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 1,282 new COVID-19 cases and the testing of 19,081 new individuals—both all-time high numbers for the department’s daily report.
The numbers, however, were boosted by the addition of 279 cases dating from Aug. 28 to Sept. 10 and 9,434 tested individuals dating from June 29 to Sept. 10 from an additional facility that has been newly onboarded into the health department’s electronic reporting system.
The state also reported 10 more deaths, raising the cumulative total to 3,196.
The state’s cumulative testing-positivity rate for unique individuals dropped from 8.8% to 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: 1,282**
Total cumulative cases reported Friday: 103,505
Total cumulative cases reported Thursday: 102,243
Increase in cumulative cases: 1,262
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
**Includes 279 cases dating from Aug. 28 to Sept. 10 from an additional facility that has been newly onboarded into the health department’s electronic reporting system.
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 10
Total deaths: 3,196
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: 19,081
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Friday: 1,183,104
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Thursday: 1,164,141
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 18,963
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 8.7%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 7.3%***
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 6.5%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 5.3%***
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
**Includes 9,434 tested individuals and 15,814 tests dating from June 29 to Sept. 10 from an additional facility that has been newly onboarded into the health department’s electronic reporting system.
*** 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: 19,549 (increase of 76)
Marion County new deaths: 2
Marion County cumulative deaths: 754
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 6.8%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 4,639
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 2,511
Johnson County cumulative cases: 2,130
Madison County cumulative cases: 1,457
Boone County cumulative cases: 912
Hancock County cumulative cases: 858
Morgan County cumulative cases: 635
Shelby County cumulative cases: 642
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 37.4%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 9.8%
Available ventilators: 81.3%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.3%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Friday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 6,401,371
U.S. deaths: 191,842
Global cases: 28,219,714
Global deaths: 910,460
*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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If you add enough additional asterisks and oddball “unique” situations, these numbers will mean even less than they do at present (which isn’t much).
State lab can tell the difference between flu, pneumonia, and C-19. It doesn’t mean they aren’t combining like the cdc, after the lab is done.
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 37.4%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 9.8%
Available ventilators: 81.3%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.3%
I’m sure we have some other affliction consuming a higher percentage of ICU beds and ventilators… but we are too far committed to this “pandemic” financially and economically to accept that it is not public enemy #1… LET IT GO ALREADY!!