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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 Friday reported 22 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the cumulative total to 15,930.
The seven-day moving average of new deaths rose dipped from 20 to 19 per day, the health department said.
The department reported 1,897 more cases of COVID-19, up from 2,161 the previous day. The cumulative total rose to 1,007,681.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 remained at 1,445 on Thursday. Hospitalizations reached a recent peak of 2,687 on Sept. 13. COVID patients occupy almost 19% of Indiana’s intensive care unit beds.
More than 3.34 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday at 5 a.m., after a daily increase of 2,747. More than 260,000 Hoosiers have already gotten vaccine boosters, after a daily increase of 7,192.
The health department said 59.1% of Indiana residents 18 and older are now fully vaccinated.
The state released the latest statistics for so-called breakthrough cases, hospitalizations and deaths on Thursday, reflecting data through Oct. 14. The numbers, which are updated weekly, showed that 52,484 Hoosiers who had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have since tested positive for the virus, while 1,097 required hospitalization and 531 died. The average age of a breakthrough death was 78 years old.
COVID-19 cases
*New COVID-19 cases: 1,897
Total cumulative cases: 1,007,681
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 22
Total cumulative deaths: 15,930
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 7,317
Total cumulative tested individuals: 4,321,182
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 23.3%
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.6%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 16.8%**
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 8.3%**
** 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–Oct. 22)
First dose administered: 3,314,075 (daily increase of 2,621)
Fully vaccinated: 3,349,221 (daily increase of 2,747)
Booster doses: 260,870 (daily increase of 7,192)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 135,521 (increase of 162)
Marion County new deaths: 2
Marion County cumulative deaths: 2,121
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 12.5%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 6.9%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 46,350
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 23,897
Johnson County cumulative cases: 25,107
Madison County cumulative cases: 18,748
Boone County cumulative cases: 8,926
Hancock County cumulative cases: 11,728
Morgan County cumulative cases: 9,472
Shelby County cumulative cases: 7,189
Indiana intensive care unit usage
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 18.8%
ICU beds in use by non-COVID-19 patients: 56.9%
Available ICU beds: 24.4%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Friday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 45,302,743
U.S. deaths: 733,229
Global cases: 242,671,833
Global deaths: 4,932,999
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