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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 5,700 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide cumulative total of cases to 387,278 during the pandemic.
New cases have exceeded 5,000 in 25 of the past 27 daily reports.
Both cases and testing numbers were at their lowest point since Dec. 1.
The department also reported 42 new deaths from COVID-19, the eighth day in a row with more than 30 reported deaths.
The state has reported 531 new deaths over the past seven days, an average of nearly 79 per day. That’s up from 354 the previous week, an average of almost 51 per day.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose from 3,189 on Saturday to 3,214 on Sunday, ending a five-day streak of declines. Hospitalizations hit an all-time high of 3,460 a week ago.
Testing of new individuals rose by 14,745, the 41st straight day that testing in that category has exceeded 10,000.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals has risen to 27.2%.
COVID-19 patients occupy 43.6% of the state’s intensive care beds. The state said 22.1% of its ICU beds are still available.
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: 5,700
Total cumulative cases: 387,278
Increase in cases reported Nov. 1-Dec. 1: 162,265
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: 42
Total deaths: 5,986
Increase in deaths reported Nov. 1-Dec. 1: 1,474
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: 14,745
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,323,969
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 16.7%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 27.2%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 7.6%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 13.8%**
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Nov. 1-Dec. 1: 507,314
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: 52,737 (increase of 864)
Marion County new deaths: 4
Marion County cumulative deaths: 919
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 25.2%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 14.5%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 16,947
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 8,048
Johnson County cumulative cases: 8,481
Madison County cumulative cases: 6,313
Boone County cumulative cases: 3,124
Hancock County cumulative cases: 3,521
Morgan County cumulative cases: 2,870
Shelby County cumulative cases: 2,394
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 22.1%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 43.6%
Available ventilators: 70%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 14%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Monday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 14,779,499
U.S. deaths: 282,436
Global cases: 67,250,219
Global deaths: 1,539.559
*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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FWIW, that’s 3 days in a row where the positivity rate is 38% for new individuals tested. That’s better than last week when it was over 40%. It’s an incremental improvement, but still an improvement. Cross your fingers for the Tuesday-Friday results (which usually have much larger numbers, as a rule).
We have yet to see the surge due to the lapses of judgement over the Thanksgiving holiday. I guarantee you, the positivity rate will go up in the next week ..
jennifer s., so we are back to victim blaming? Next stop, witch trials? Hopefully we skip past relying on the settled-science of eugenics, at least.