Indiana reports fewest number of new COVID-19 cases since March 2020

The Indiana State Department of Health on Monday reported just 140 new COVID-19 cases,the fewest number of cases in the daily report in almost 15 months.

The last time the state reported fewer new daily cases was March 25, 2020, during the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, when 112 cases were reported.

Marion County, with 11 new cases, was the only county in the Indianapolis area to report more than 10 cases in the latest report. The surrounding counties all reported six or fewer cases.

The state has reported fewer than 500 daily cases for 13 straight days.

The department also reported two new deaths from COVID-19, raising the cumulative death tally to 13,324.

The state said more than 2.67 million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 2.72 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.

Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 decreased from 538 on Saturday to 497 on Sunday, the lowest number since the early days of the pandemic. Hospitalizations are down from a recent high of 1,019 on May 4. The all-time high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.

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: 140

Total cumulative cases: 749,532

COVID-19 deaths

New deaths: 2

Total deaths: 13,326

COVID-19 testing

New tested individuals: 1,559

Total cumulative tested individuals: 3,543,982

Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 21.1%

Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 6.9%**

Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.5%

Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 2.8%**

** 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–June 14)

First dose administered: 2,725,849 (daily increase of 3,590)

Fully vaccinated: 2,672,891 (daily increase of 10,422)

County numbers

Marion County cumulative cases: 103,091 (increase of 11)

Marion County new deaths: 0

Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,775

Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 7.1%

Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 2.7%

Hamilton County cumulative cases: 36,527

Hendricks County cumulative cases: 17,588

Johnson County cumulative cases: 18,405

Madison County cumulative cases: 13,120

Boone County cumulative cases: 6,917

Hancock County cumulative cases: 8,549

Morgan County cumulative cases: 6,736

Shelby County cumulative cases: 5,008

Indiana intensive care unit usage

Available ICU beds: 35.3%

ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 5.9%

U.S. and worldwide numbers

As of Monday, from Johns Hopkins University:

U.S. cases: 33,463,779

U.S. deaths: 599,796

Global cases: 176,040,344

Global deaths: 3,805,657

*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.