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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 Wednesday reported 624 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest number of new cases in the department’s daily report since Sept. 8.
The department said 7,448 more unique individuals were tested, the smallest number since Sept. 10. The cumulative positivity rate for unique individuals remained at 8.5%.
The state also reported 12 new deaths from COVID-19, raising the cumulative total to 3,247. The department has reported 75 new deaths over the past week, compared with 67 the previous week.
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: 624
Total cumulative cases reported Wednesday: 107,809
Total cumulative cases reported Tuesday: 107,229
Increase in cumulative cases: 580
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: 12
Total deaths: 3,247
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: 7,448
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Wednesday: 1,261,892
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Tuesday: 1,254,731
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 7,161
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 8.5%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 6.6%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 6.2%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 4.6%**
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: 20,249 (increase of 53)
Marion County new deaths: 1
Marion County cumulative deaths: 757
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 5.5%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 4,565
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 2,584
Johnson County cumulative cases: 2,227
Madison County cumulative cases: 1,513
Boone County cumulative cases: 937
Hancock County cumulative cases: 888
Morgan County cumulative cases: 673
Shelby County cumulative cases: 650
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 39%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 10.4%
Available ventilators: 81.3%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.3%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Wednesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 6,600,566
U.S. deaths: 196,103
Global cases: 29,624,865
Global deaths: 929,444
*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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