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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 6,288 new COVID-19 cases, the first time new cases have topped 6,000 in four days.
The department also reported 85 more deaths, marking the 24th consecutive day that deaths have exceeded 25 in the daily report.
The total number of deaths climbed to 7,391.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dipped from 3,123 on Tuesday to 3,013 on Wednesday. The high mark was 3,460 set on Nov. 30.
COVID-19 patients occupy 29.7% of the state’s intensive care beds and non-COVID patients are taking up 48%, leaving 22.3% available.
The department said 16,608 new individuals had been tested. Testing in that category has exceeded 10,000 for 59 straight days.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals was 23.8%.
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.
*New COVID-19 cases: 6,288
Total cumulative cases: 482,734
New deaths: 85
Total deaths: 7,391
New tested individuals: 16,608
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,572,545
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 18.8%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 23.8%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.1%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 12%**
** 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: 66,512 (increase of 833)
Marion County new deaths: 13
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,076
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 23.2%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 13.3%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 22,182
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 10,566
Johnson County cumulative cases: 11,186
Madison County cumulative cases: 8,388
Boone County cumulative cases: 4,172
Hancock County cumulative cases: 4,743
Morgan County cumulative cases: 3,982
Shelby County cumulative cases: 3,178
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 22.3%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 29.7%
Available ventilators: 70.1%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 13.1%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 18,511,268
U.S. deaths: 327,065
Global cases: 78,986,314
Global deaths: 1,735,905
*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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And how many “gun related” COVID deaths? Co morbidities?
Pandemic denial is no different from election denial. We’re losing lives, just like Trump lost the election. It’s real. Deal with it.
Yep.