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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 400 new COVID-19 cases, the second day in a row that new cases reached at least 400.
The state health department also reported five new deaths from COVID-19, increasing the cumulative death tally to 13,487. The state has averaged three deaths per day from COVID over the past seven days.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 remained at 418 on Thursday for the second straight day. Hospitalizations are down from a recent high of 1,019 on May 4. The pandemic-high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.
The state said more than 2.85 million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 2.82 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
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. The department no longer issues reports on Saturday and Sunday.
COVID-19 cases
*New COVID-19 cases: 400
Total cumulative cases: 757,062
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 5
Total cumulative deaths: 13,487
New tested individuals: 2,357
Total cumulative tested individuals: 3,600,537
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 21%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 6.9%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.4%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 3.2%**
** 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–July 9)
First dose administered: 2,831,588 (daily increase of 4,788)
Fully vaccinated: 2,858,244 (daily increase of 6,764)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 103,897 (increase of 74)
Marion County new deaths: 5
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,798
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 6.3%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 2.7%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 36,810
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 17,816
Johnson County cumulative cases: 18,566
Madison County cumulative cases: 13,273
Boone County cumulative cases: 7,059
Hancock County cumulative cases: 8,639
Morgan County cumulative cases: 6,817
Shelby County cumulative cases: 5,054
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 34%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 3.2%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Friday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 33,803,673
U.S. deaths: 606,682
Global cases: 185,841,190
Global deaths: 4,014,270
*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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