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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 2,175 new COVID-19 cases, the third 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 2,158.
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 ticked down slightly, from 1,685 on Friday to 1,666 on Saturday. Friday’s mark was highest number since April 14, near the beginning of the pandemic.
The state reported 12 new deaths due to COVID-19, the lowest number since Oct. 12. Newly reported deaths have been in double digits 18 times over the past 20 days.
The department reported the testing of 11,348 more unique individuals, the third day in a row that testing has surpassed 11,000.
The state’s seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals remained at 13.1%.
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: 2,175
Total cumulative cases: 162,607
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 12
Total deaths: 3,894
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 11,384
Total cumulative tested individuals: 1,629,468
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 10%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 13.1%**
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: 25,871 (182 new)
Marion County new deaths: 1
Marion County cumulative deaths: 792
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 10.9%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 6,335
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 3,367
Johnson County cumulative cases: 3,239
Madison County cumulative cases: 2,480
Boone County cumulative cases: 1,280
Hancock County cumulative cases: 1,231
Morgan County cumulative cases: 989
Shelby County cumulative cases: 894
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 32%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 23.3%
Available ventilators: 77.2%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 5.8%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Sunday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 8,584,571
U.S. deaths: 224,929
Global cases: 42,776,017
Global deaths: 1,151,397
*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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What are “unique “ individuals?
Me too. Aren’t all individuals unique?
John M., the reporting of “unique individuals” refers to a person who has not been tested before. There are generally about 30,000 tests per day. But, the vast majority of those are follow-up tests (for those who tested positive recently, or for workers who need regular testing). Hope that helps.