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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 Thursday reported 6,458 new COVID-19 cases, the 21st time daily cases have exceeded 6,000.
New cases have topped 4,000 in 43 straight daily reports.
The state reported 79 more deaths due to COVID-19, the eighth time deaths have exceeded 70 in the past 10 reports.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dipped from 3,192 on Tuesday to 3,147 on Wednesday. The high was 3,460 set on Nov. 30.
COVID-19 patients occupy 31.9% of the state’s intensive care beds and non-COVID patients are taking up 47.9%, leaving 20.2% available.
The department said it tested 16,962 new individuals, the 51st straight day that testing in that category has exceeded 10,000.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals remained at 24.5%.
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: 6,458
Total cumulative cases: 447,190
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: 79
Total deaths: 6,860
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: 16,962
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,477,734
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 18%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 24.5%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 7.9%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 12.4%**
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: 61,376 (increase of 920)
Marion County new deaths: 12
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,018
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 23.8%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 13.6%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 20,184
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 9,530
Johnson County cumulative cases: 10,112
Madison County cumulative cases: 7,621
Boone County cumulative cases: 3,737
Hancock County cumulative cases: 4,331
Morgan County cumulative cases: 3,607
Shelby County cumulative cases: 2,925
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 20.2%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 31.9%
Available ventilators: 69.9%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 13.6%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 17,000,408
U.S. deaths: 307,770
Global cases: 74,423,687
Global deaths: 1,652,906
*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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Big drop in Covid-19 patients using ICU beds (mid 40s for weeks, and now down to 31.9%). Overall hospitalizations down as well since the beginning of December. Feels like some pretty good news….