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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 Sunday reported 5,127 new cases of COVID-19, the fifth day in a row that new cases have exceeded 5,000.
The department also reported 18 more deaths due to COVID-19, the lowest daily number since Oct. 27. Reported deaths had exceeded 25 for 38 straight days prior to Sunday’s report.
The state said 14,345 new individuals have been tested, bringing the cumulative total to 2,752,524.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 fell from 2,678 on Friday to 2,593 on Saturday, the third straight day of decreases. The high mark was 3,460 set on Nov. 30.
COVID-19 patients occupy 25.9% of the state’s intensive care beds.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals is 28.5%.
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 COVID-19 cases: 5,127
Total cumulative cases: 563,653
Increase in cases reported Dec. 1-Jan. 1: 173,400
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: 18
Total deaths: 8,613
Increase in deaths reported Dec. 1-Jan. 1: 2,418
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: 14,345
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,752,524
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 20.5%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 28.5%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 10.8%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 16.3%**
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Dec. 1-Jan. 1: 432,706
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.
COVID-19 vaccinations
Statewide totals (Dec. 14 – Jan 5)
First dose administered: 128,026
Fully vaccinated: 585
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 77,884 (increase of 624)
Marion County new deaths: 4
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,243
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 26.1%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 15.9%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 26,769
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 13,070
Johnson County cumulative cases: 13,717
Madison County cumulative cases: 10,015
Boone County cumulative cases: 5,090
Hancock County cumulative cases: 6,001
Morgan County cumulative cases: 4,859
Shelby County cumulative cases: 3,828
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 23.8%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 25.9%
Available ventilators: 72.9%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 10.4%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Sunday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 22,177,373
U.S. deaths: 372,884
Global cases: 89,892,099
Global deaths: 1,930,505
*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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