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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 31 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the pandemic total in the state to 15,165.
The seven-day moving average of new deaths remained at 28 per day, the health department said.
The department reported 3,482 new cases of COVID-19, up from 2,888 cases the previous day.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 decreased from 2,129 on Tuesday to 2,055 on Wednesday, the department said. That’s the lowest number in more than a month. About 26% of Indiana’s intensive care unit beds are occupied by COVID patients.
More than 3.26 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Thursday at 5 a.m., after an increase of 2,467. Department statistics say 59.5% 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 Sept. 26. The numbers, which are updated weekly, showed that 39,176 Hoosiers who had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have since tested positive for the virus, while 845 required hospitalization and 334 died. The average age of a breakthrough death was 79 years old.
COVID-19 cases
*New COVID-19 cases: 3,482
Total cumulative cases: 962,808
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 31
Total cumulative deaths: 15,165
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 9,872
Total cumulative tested individuals: 4,192,449
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 23%
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.6%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 18.6%**
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 9.8%**
** 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–Sept. 30)
First dose administered: 3,250,562 (daily increase of 2,014)
Fully vaccinated: 3,266,854 (daily increase of 2,467)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 130,870 (increase of 468)
Marion County new deaths: 5
Marion County cumulative deaths: 2,025
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 16.4%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 9.4%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 44,689
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 22,793
Johnson County cumulative cases: 24,077
Madison County cumulative cases: 17,795
Boone County cumulative cases: 8,565
Hancock County cumulative cases: 11,140
Morgan County cumulative cases: 9,071
Shelby County cumulative cases: 6,799
Indiana intensive care unit usage
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 25.9%
ICU beds in use by non-COVID-19 patients: 57.5%
Available ICU beds: 19.2%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 43,392,163
U.S. deaths: 695,829
Global cases: 233,518,049
Global deaths: 4,778,083
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