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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 Saturday reported 1,155 new COVID-19 cases and 11 additional deaths.
The department reported the testing of 9,643 more unique individuals. The cumulative positivity rate for unique individuals remained at 8.6% and the seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals fell to at 6.6%.
U.S. COVID-19 cases have now moved past the 7 million mark, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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: 1,155
Total cumulative cases reported Saturday: 116,549
Total cumulative cases reported Friday: 115,407
Increase in cumulative cases: 1,142
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: 11
Total deaths: 3,351
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: 9,643
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Saturday: 1,350,390
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Friday: 1,341,462
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 8,928
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 8.6%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 6.6%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 5.9%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 4%**
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: 21,322 (increase of 126)
Marion County new deaths: 1
Marion County cumulative deaths: 766
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 7%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 4,893
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 2,741
Johnson County cumulative cases: 2,328
Madison County cumulative cases: 1,670
Boone County cumulative cases: 981
Hancock County cumulative cases: 930
Morgan County cumulative cases: 724
Shelby County cumulative cases: 674
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 38.6%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 11.2%
Available ventilators: 81.2%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 3.2%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Saturday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 7,040,313
U.S. deaths: 203,918
Global cases: 32,626,165
Global deaths: 990,134
*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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