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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 said statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have risen to their highest level in nearly two months.
Hospitalizations rose from 641 on Saturday to 685 on Sunday. That’s the highest level since June 1, when 699 people were hospitalized in Indiana due to the virus. 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 health department on Monday reported 497 new cases of COVID-19.
The health department reported no new deaths from COVID-19 over the weekend, with the cumulative death toll remaining at 13,527. The state said it has averaged zero new deaths per day from COVID over the past seven days.
The state said more than 2.92 million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 2.90 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: 497
Total cumulative cases: 766,351
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 0
Total cumulative deaths: 13,537
New tested individuals: 2,440
Total cumulative tested individuals: 3,654,650
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 21%
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.4%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 12.4%**
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 6.1%**
** 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 26)
First dose administered: 2,903,839 (increase of 13,759 from Friday)
Fully vaccinated: 2,927,425 (increase of 8,985 from Friday)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 105,267 (increase of 297)
Marion County new deaths: 0
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,804
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 11.2%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 6.5%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 37,260
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 18,807
Johnson County cumulative cases: 18,755
Madison County cumulative cases: 13,518
Boone County cumulative cases: 7,173
Hancock County cumulative cases: 8,734
Morgan County cumulative cases: 6,904
Shelby County cumulative cases: 5,098
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 34.3%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 6.8%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Monday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 34,492,934
U.S. deaths: 611,010
Global cases: 194,505,845
Global deaths: 4,163,867
*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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