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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 2,890 new cases of COVID-19, the highest daily case count in five days.
The state also reported another 34 deaths due to the coronavirus. The department has reported 288 new deaths over the past seven days, an average of 41.1 per day. That’s down from 389, or 55.6 per day, the previous week.
Deaths due to COVID-19 have exceeded single digits for 109 straight days.
The department said 10,834 new individuals were tested Wednesday in Indiana, the highest number in five days.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 ticked up from 1,902 on Tuesday to 1,915 on Wednesday, the first daily increase since Jan. 20. The high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.
The state said more than 122,000 Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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: 2,890
Total cumulative cases: 619,995
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 34
Total deaths: 9,504
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 10,834
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,930,353
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 21.2%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 17.4%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 10.7%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 8.9%**
** 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 – Jan 28)
First dose administered: 503,116 (daily increase of 25,840)
Fully vaccinated: 122,254 (daily increase of 9,401)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 85,542 (increase of 346)
Marion County new deaths: 4
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,346
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 16.5%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 8.5%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 29,975
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 14,675
Johnson County cumulative cases: 15,380
Madison County cumulative cases: 11,167
Boone County cumulative cases: 5,645
Hancock County cumulative cases: 6,861
Morgan County cumulative cases: 5,569
Shelby County cumulative cases: 4,279
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 30.4%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 19.2%
Available ventilators: 75.6%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 8.3%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 25,620,883
U.S. deaths: 429,870
Global cases: 101,068,455
Global deaths: 2,180,021
*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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