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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 586 new cases of COVID-19, the second day in a row that news cases have topped 500.
The health department reported one new death from COVID-19, raising the cumulative total to 13,513. The state has averaged two new deaths per day from COVID over the past seven days.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 increased from 415 on Tuesday to 443 on Wednesday. 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 2.88 million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 after a daily increase of 4,646. More than 2.85 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: 586
Total cumulative cases: 759,618
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 1
Total cumulative deaths: 13,513
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 3,268
Total cumulative tested individuals: 3,625,957
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 20.9%
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.4%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 4.7%**
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 4.3%**
** 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–July 15)
First dose administered: 2,853,337 (daily increase of 4,222)
Fully vaccinated: 2,883,807 (daily increase of 4,646)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 104,248 (increase of 75)
Marion County new deaths: 0
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,801
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 4.5%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 4.2%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 36,913
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 17,894
Johnson County cumulative cases: 18,616
Madison County cumulative cases: 13,354
Boone County cumulative cases: 7,087
Hancock County cumulative cases: 8,659
Morgan County cumulative cases: 6,844
Shelby County cumulative cases: 5,063
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 33.9%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 3.6%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 33,951,558
U.S. deaths: 608,152
Global cases: 188,565,395
Global deaths: 4,061,263
*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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