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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 3,756 new COVID-19 cases, an all-time high in the department’s daily report. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose from 1,867 on Monday to an all-time high of 1,897 on Tuesday.
The state on Wednesday reported 25 more COVID-19 deaths. Newly reported deaths have reached or topped 25 for nine straight days and have been in double digits 27 times over the past 29 days.
The department said the seven-day moving average for cases reached another all-time high of 3,245.
The department reported the testing of 15,159 more unique individuals, an all-time daily high except for a few days in which the department included large amounts of historic data. Testing of new individuals has exceeded 10,000 for eight straight days.
The state’s seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals jumped from 16.2% on Tuesday to 16.7% on Wednesday.
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: 3,756
Total cumulative cases reported Wednesday: 191,764
Total cumulative cases reported Tuesday: 188,066
Increase in cumulative cases: 3,698
Increase in cases reported Oct. 1-Nov. 1: 60,932
Increase in cases reported Sept. 1-Oct. 1: 26,285
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: 25
Total deaths: 4,224
Increase in deaths reported Oct. 1-Nov. 1: 706
Increase in deaths reported Sept. 1-Oct. 1: 325
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: 15,159
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Wednesday: 1,748,496
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Tuesday: 1,733,575
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 14,921
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 11%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 16.7%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 6%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 8.7%**
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Oct. 1-Nov. 1: 322,213
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Sept. 1-Oct. 1: 303,966
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: 28,669 (increase of 393)
Marion County new deaths: 1
Marion County cumulative deaths: 798
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 13.6%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 7,471
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 3,808
Johnson County cumulative cases: 3,791
Madison County cumulative cases: 2,973
Boone County cumulative cases: 1,497
Hancock County cumulative cases: 1,449
Morgan County cumulative cases: 1,168
Shelby County cumulative cases: 1,099
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 30.1%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 25.1%
Available ventilators: 77.1%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 6.5%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Wednesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 9,394,282
U.S. deaths: 232,742
Global cases: 47,656,015
Global deaths: 1,217,540
*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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