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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 Monday reported 2,009 new COVID-19 cases, the fourth day in a row that new cases have topped 2,000.
The department said the seven-day moving average for cases has reached an all-time high of 2,215.
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 ticked down slightly, from 1,685 on Friday to 1,666 on Saturday to 1,634 on Sunday. Friday’s mark was the highest number since April 14, near the beginning of the pandemic.
The state reported 13 new deaths due to COVID-19. Newly reported deaths have been in double digits 19 times over the past 21 days.
The department reported the testing of 9,594 more unique individuals.
The state’s seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals inched higher from 13.1% on Sunday to 13.3% Monday
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: 2,009
Total cumulative cases: 164,581
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 13
Total deaths: 3,907
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 9,584
Total cumulative tested individuals: 1,639,292
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 10%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 13.3%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 5.8%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 6.9%**
** 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: 26,055 (185 new)
Marion County new deaths: 0
Marion County cumulative deaths: 792
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 11.1%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 6,400
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 3,418
Johnson County cumulative cases: 3,286
Madison County cumulative cases: 2,508
Boone County cumulative cases: 1,291
Hancock County cumulative cases: 1,247
Morgan County cumulative cases: 1,003
Shelby County cumulative cases: 906
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 32.8%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 23.1%
Available ventilators: 77.8%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 5.8%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Sunday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 8,646,085
U.S. deaths: 225,282
Global cases: 43,187,134
Global deaths: 1,155,653
*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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Trumpsters, where are you ?!?!?!?!?!
Positive cases are up, death rates are are dropping, which tells us that now it’s younger or non-compromised people that are testing positive. We have also become much better at treatment options, just need to protect the elderly and compromised. If you are under 70, your survival rate starts at 99.something percent. Until there is a widely distributed and reliable vaccine or herd immunity, there is a good chance many/most of us will catch it. Are we forgetting it’s a virus? How many of us catch a cold every winter?
Rod, although death RATES are dropping, overall deaths increase their march higher every day. Hope it isn’t someone in your family or group of friends. Also, hospitalizations are up. Long-term issues are not well known yet, other than there’s a good chance many people of all ages will have breathing difficulties for years (or lifetime?), heart problems. etc., many of which could lead to reduced lifestyle and lifespan. So you can stuff the idea it “it’s just a virus/ cold” BS. And it’s widely known that herd immunity will cost the US another 500,000-1,000,000 lives. Ask the people that have some expertise in this area, not your Fox “News” hosts or the orange one.
Where is our State Mask Mandate and limitations on social gatherings? Oh, wait — the election is next week so someone doesn’t want to rock the boat, instead we are pushing people overboard without life preservers!
State Mask Mandate is still in place, bullet point one, straight from IN.gov:
STAGE 5
SEPTEMBER 26TH – NOVEMBER 14TH
GUIDELINES FOR ALL HOOSIERS
• Face coverings are required for all Hoosiers
according to Executive Order 20-46
Herd immunity has never been achieved without the aid of a vaccine. So all of the talk about herd immunity needs to include that fact.
Not sure what you are referring to. The Spanish Flu never had a vaccine.