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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 6,214 new cases of COVID-19 and 80 more deaths due to the coronavirus.
The case number was the highest so far this month. Deaths have exceeded 25 in the report for 35 straight days.
The department said 13,092 new individuals were tested, the highest number in five days.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 decreased from 2,907 on Monday to 2,782 on Tuesday. The high mark was 3,460 set on Nov. 30.
COVID-19 patients occupy 27.4% of the state’s intensive care beds.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals is 27.7%.
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: 6,214
Total cumulative cases: 539,229
Increase in cases reported Dec. 1-Jan. 1: 173,400
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: 80
Total deaths: 8,371
Increase in deaths reported Dec. 1-Jan. 1: 2,418
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: 13,092
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,694,585
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 20%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 27.7%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 10.7%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 16.3%**
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Dec. 1-Jan. 1: 432,706
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: 74,434 (increase of 804)
Marion County new deaths: 17
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,205
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 25.5%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 15.9%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 25,415
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 12,289
Johnson County cumulative cases: 12,915
Madison County cumulative cases: 9,565
Boone County cumulative cases: 4,826
Hancock County cumulative cases: 5,629
Morgan County cumulative cases: 4,571
Shelby County cumulative cases: 3,624
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 22.6%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 27.4%
Available ventilators: 70.6%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 10.8%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Wednesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 21,074,724
U.S. deaths: 358,107
Global cases: 86,704,216
Global deaths: 1,874,732
*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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