Subscriber Benefit
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 Tuesday reported 4,347 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily total since Nov. 9. New cases had exceeded 5,000 in the previous 15 days.
Despite the drop in cases, newly reported deaths due to COVID-19 surged to 129, the second-highest number of new deaths ever contained in the daily report. Hospitalizations also rose for the first time since in more than a week.
The only time the state has reported more new deaths was Dec. 1, when 142 deaths were reported.
The department said Tuesday’s number included deaths that took place from Nov. 8 to Monday, but all of them were newly reported on Monday. More than 90% of the deaths occurred in the past five days.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose from 3,072 on Sunday to 3,229 on Monday. The high was 3,460 set on Nov. 30.
The department said it tested 11,435 new individuals, the 49th straight day that testing in that category has exceeded 10,000. The testing number, however, was the lowest since Nov. 1.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals decreased from 24.8% to 24.5%.
COVID-19 patients occupy 42.3% of the state’s intensive care beds. The state said 23.9% 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: 4,347
Total cumulative cases: 434,642
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: 129
Total deaths: 6,657
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: 11,435
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,446,551
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 17.8%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 24.5%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 7.9%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 12.5%**
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: 59,531 (increase of 608)
Marion County new deaths: 15
Marion County cumulative deaths: 988
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 23.8%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 13.7%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 19,517
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 9,190
Johnson County cumulative cases: 9,745
Madison County cumulative cases: 7,336
Boone County cumulative cases: 3,593
Hancock County cumulative cases: 4,177
Morgan County cumulative cases: 3,461
Shelby County cumulative cases: 2,835
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 23.9%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 42.3%
Available ventilators: 69.9%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 14.4%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Tuesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 16,532,877
U.S. deaths: 300,886
Global cases: 73,033,508
Global deaths:1,625,379
*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.
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.