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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 Tuesday reported 124 new deaths due to COVID-19, the second-highest number of new deaths ever contained in the daily report.
The previous high was 142 deaths reported on Dec. 1.
The department said Tuesday’s number included deaths that took place from Nov. 19 to Monday, but all of them were newly reported on Monday. More than 80% of the deaths occurred in the past week.
The state also reported 5,457 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide cumulative total of cases to 392,663 during the pandemic.
New cases have exceeded 5,000 in 26 of the past 28 daily reports.
Both cases and testing numbers were at their lowest point since Dec. 1.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose from 3,214 on Sunday to 3,250 on Monday, the second straight day of increases after five days of declines. Hospitalizations hit an all-time high of 3,460 on Nov. 30..
Testing of new individuals rose by 14,728, the 42nd straight day that testing in that category has exceeded 10,000.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals has rose from to 27.2% to 27.6%.
COVID-19 patients occupy 43.8% of the state’s intensive care beds. The state said 20.9% of its ICU beds are still available.
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: 5,457
Total cumulative cases: 392,663
Increase in cases reported Nov. 1-Dec. 1: 162,265
Increase in cases reported Oct. 1-Nov. 1: 60,932
Increase in cases reported Sept. 1-Oct. 1: 26,285
Increase in cases reported Aug. 1-Sept. 1: 27,769
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: 16,065
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 124
Total deaths: 6,109
Increase in deaths reported Nov. 1-Dec. 1: 1,474
Increase in deaths reported Oct. 1-Nov. 1: 706
Increase in deaths reported Sept. 1-Oct. 1: 325
Increase in deaths reported Aug. 1-Sept. 1: 322
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
Increase in deaths reported April 1-May 1: 997
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals:14,728
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,338,308
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 16.8%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 27.6%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 7.7%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 14%**
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Nov. 1-Dec. 1: 507,314
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Oct. 1-Nov. 1: 322,213
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Sept. 1-Oct. 1: 303,966
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Aug. 1-Sept. 1: 325,159
Increase in unique tested individuals reported July 1-Aug. 1: 268,890
Increase in unique tested individuals reported June 1-July 1: 223,820
Increase in unique tested individuals reported May 1-June 1: 166,257
Increase in unique tested individuals reported April 1-May 1: 85,264
** The health department reports the 7-day positivity rates with a six-day lag to allow time for more comprehensive results.
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 53,514 (increase of 783)
Marion County new deaths: 10
Marion County cumulative deaths: 929
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 25.6%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 14.6%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 17,209
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 8,136
Johnson County cumulative cases: 8,639
Madison County cumulative cases: 6,417
Boone County cumulative cases: 3,185
Hancock County cumulative cases: 3,569
Morgan County cumulative cases: 2,937
Shelby County cumulative cases: 2,437
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 20.9%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 43.8%
Available ventilators: 70.6%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 14.2%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Tuesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 14,975,348
U.S. deaths: 284,131
Global cases: 67,803,057
Global deaths: 1,549,332
*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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Incredible! May God protect all our doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists and assistants who are taking care of all these patients sick with COVID. If you’ve never worked in a hospital, never had to gown, glove and use masks, shields or respirators, you have no idea how difficult their job is. How heavy the load and weary they are. Everyone else, please wear your masks. Covid is real and clearly it is making thousands of Hoosiers sick. Please stay healthy.
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Love your neighbor as yourself.