The Indiana State Department of Health on Wednesday reported 671 new COVID-19 cases as testing dropped dramatically.
The department reported the testing of 5,760 more individuals. That’s the smallest number in a daily report since July 7, when 3,568 new tests were reported. Testing had exceeded 9,000 each day for the previous six days.
The 7-day testing-positivity rate ticked up from 7.4% on Tuesday to 7.6% on Wednesday. The state’s overall testing-positivity rate remained at 8.8%.
The state also reported 15 new deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the total during the pandemic to 2,878.
Marion County reported an increase of 106 cases, the 27th straight day that cases in the county have risen by more than 100. The county’s 7-day testing-positivity rate was 8.8%.
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 cases: 671
Total cumulative cases reported Wednesday: 76,522
Total cumulative cases reported Tuesday: 75,862
Increase in cumulative cases: 660
Increase in cases reported Aug. 6-12: 6,547
Increase in cases reported July 30-Aug. 5: 5,676
Increase in cases reported July 1-Aug. 1: 21,170
Increase in cases reported June 1-July 1: 11,122
Increase in cases reported May 1-June. 1: 16,200
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 15
Total deaths: 2,878
Increase in deaths reported Aug. 6-12: 73
Increase in deaths reported July 30-Aug. 5: 73
Increase in deaths reported July 1-Aug. 1: 315
Increase in deaths reported June 1-July 1: 480
Increase in deaths reported May 1-June. 1: 914
COVID-19 testing
*New tested individuals: 5,760
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Wednesday: 866,994
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Tuesday: 861,655
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 5,339
Percentage of total testing positive: 8.8%
Seven-day testing-positivity rate: 7.6%
Increase in tests reported July 1-Aug. 1: 268,890
Increase in tests reported June 1-July 1: 223,820
Increase in tests reported May 1-June. 1: 166,257
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 16,194 (increase of 106)
Marion County new deaths: 1
Marion County cumulative deaths: 731
Marion County 7-day positivity rate: 8.8%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 2,887
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 1,943
Johnson County cumulative cases: 1,794
Madison County cumulative cases: 1,030
Boone County cumulative cases: 697
Hancock County cumulative cases: 688
Morgan County cumulative cases: 489
Shelby County cumulative cases: 568
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 34.1%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 13%
Available ventilators: 81.6%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.9%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Wednesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 5,161,612
U.S. deaths: 164,976
Global cases: 20,391,697
Global deaths: 744,211
*New cases, deaths and tests are previously unreported cases 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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Do we know why testing dropped so dramatically?