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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 302 new COVID-19 cases, marking the first time cases in the daily report have topped 300 since June 12, when 336 were reported.
The department reported eight new deaths from COVID-19, increasing the cumulative death tally to 13,439. The state has averaged three deaths from COVID a day over the past seven days.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 increased from 404 on Wednesday to 417 on Thursday. Hospitalizations are down from a recent high of 1,019 on May 4. The pandemic-high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.
The state said more than 2.82 million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 2.81 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
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. The department no longer issues reports on Saturday and Sunday.
COVID-19 cases
*New COVID-19 cases: 302
Total cumulative cases: 754,724
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 8
Total cumulative deaths: 13,439
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 2,613
Total cumulative tested individuals: 3,587,191
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 21%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 5.4%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.4%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 2.2%**
** The health department reports the 7-day positivity rates with a six-day lag to allow time for more comprehensive results.
COVID-19 vaccinations
Statewide totals (Dec. 14–July 2)
First dose administered: 2,810,626 (daily increase of 4,324)
Fully vaccinated: 2,828,186 (daily increase of 5,166)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 103,610 (increase of 40)
Marion County new deaths: 0
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,790
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 4%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 1.7%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 36,732
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 17,762
Johnson County cumulative cases: 18,527
Madison County cumulative cases: 13,226
Boone County cumulative cases: 7,035
Hancock County cumulative cases: 8,612
Morgan County cumulative cases: 6,791
Shelby County cumulative cases: 5,044
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 33.4%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 3.3%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Friday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 33,681,328
U.S. deaths: 605,062
Global cases: 182,763,721
Global deaths: 3,957,898
*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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