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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 86 more deaths due to COVID-19, the highest number of new deaths contained in the department’s daily COVID report since Feb. 12, when the same number was reported.
The deaths took place from Aug. 21 to Tuesday, but were all reported to the department on Monday. The seven-day moving average of new deaths rose to 18 per day, the health department said. The cumulative total of COVID-19 deaths during the pandemic increased to 14,258.
Hospitalizations ticked down from 2,518 on Monday to 2,513 Tuesday. That number is up from 1,109 a month ago and 418 two months ago. Nearly a third (31.3%) of Indiana’s intensive care unit beds are occupied by COVID patients.
The health department said 2,952 new cases of COVID-19 were reported to the state on Tuesday, bringing the cumulative total to 889,362.
More than 3.14 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Wednesday at 5 a.m. after a daily increase of 5,324.
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 COVID-19 cases: 2,952
Total cumulative cases: 889,362
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 86
Total cumulative deaths: 14,258
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 6,603
Total cumulative tested individuals: 4,001,012
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 22.2%
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.6%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 19.8%**
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 11.6%**
** 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–Sept. 8)
First dose administered: 3,160,508 (daily increase of 4,132)
Fully vaccinated: 3,141,035 (daily increase of 5,324)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 121,426 (increase of 455)
Marion County new deaths: 9
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,911
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 18.1%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 11.6%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 41,943
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 21,018
Johnson County cumulative cases: 22,425
Madison County cumulative cases: 16,313
Boone County cumulative cases: 8,002
Hancock County cumulative cases: 10,179
Morgan County cumulative cases: 8,338
Shelby County cumulative cases: 6,064
Indiana intensive care unit usage
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 31.3%
Available ICU beds: 19.6%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Wednesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 40,290,187
U.S. deaths: 650,838
Global cases: 222,112,738
Global deaths: 4,590,004
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