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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 786 new cases of COVID-19, the lowest number since Sept. 29. The daily count has fallen below 1,000 for four days in a row after more than four months above that level.
The state also reported 29 new deaths due to the coronavirus. Reported deaths due to COVID-19 have exceeded single digits in 129 of the past 130 days.
The department said 3,640 new individuals were tested Wednesday, the lowest number since May 13.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 ticked up from 955 on Tuesday to 966 on Wednesday. The high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.
The state said more than 377,300 Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Thursday at 5 a.m. More than 851,300 had received the first dose of a 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.
COVID-19 cases
*New COVID-19 cases: 786
Total cumulative cases: 652,210
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 29
Total deaths: 11,854
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 3,640
Total cumulative tested individuals: 3,065,342
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 21.3%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 11.4%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 10.2%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 4.5%**
** 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 – Feb. 18)
First dose administered: 851,321 (daily increase of 16,859)
Fully vaccinated: 377,331 (daily increase of 21,130)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 89,582 (increase of 91)
Marion County new deaths: 2
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,613
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 9.6%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 4.3%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 31,511
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 15,631
Johnson County cumulative cases: 16,147
Madison County cumulative cases: 11,623
Boone County cumulative cases: 5,994
Hancock County cumulative cases: 7,342
Morgan County cumulative cases: 5,977
Shelby County cumulative cases: 4,553
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 38%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 8.2%
Available ventilators: 79%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 3.2%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 27,775,159
U.S. deaths: 488,921
Global cases: 109,729,579
Global deaths: 2,424,897
*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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