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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 1,172 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest number of daily cases since Oct. 6.
New cases have topped 1,100 in the daily report for eight straight days and have exceeded 1,000 a dozen times in the past 14 days.
The state also reported 1,357 statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 as of Tuesday, the highest mark since May 13. Hospitalizations have risen 68% in the last month.
In addition, the state reported 14 additional deaths from COVID-19, bringing the cumulative death toll to 3,609.
The department reported the testing of 7,451 more unique individuals, the lowest number since Oct. 6.
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: 1,172
Total cumulative cases reported Wednesday: 139,269
Total cumulative cases reported Tuesday: 138,104
Increase in cumulative cases: 1,165
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: 14
Total deaths: 3,609
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: 7,451
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Wednesday: 1,511,060
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Tuesday: 1,503,923
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 7,137
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 9.2%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 9.6%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 5.7%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 5.3%**
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: 23,611 (increase of 99)
Marion County new deaths: 2
Marion County cumulative deaths: 774
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 7.5%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 5,603
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 3,005
Johnson County cumulative cases: 2,820
Madison County cumulative cases: 2,084
Boone County cumulative cases: 1,131
Hancock County cumulative cases: 1,074
Morgan County cumulative cases: 853
Shelby County cumulative cases: 733
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 31.7%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 17.8%
Available ventilators: 77.9%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 4.3%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Wednesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 7,864,910
U.S. deaths: 216,060
Global cases: 38,275,349
Global deaths: 1,088,051
*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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