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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 Tuesday said statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are continuing to soar, hitting their highest mark since early January.
Hospitalizations rose from 2,443 on Thursday to 2,518 on Monday, the largest number since Jan. 10, when 2,537 people were hospitalized. Nearly a third (31.4%) of Indiana’s intensive care unit beds are occupied by COVID patients.
The health department said 2,863 new cases of COVID-19 were reported to the state on Monday. However, the cumulative number of cases rose by 12,981 over Friday’s report.
The department said no new deaths from the virus were reported on Monday. The cumulative total rose by 51 deaths over Friday’s report, to 14,172.
More than 3.13 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Tuesday at 5 a.m. after a weekend increase of 16,770.
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: 2,863
Total cumulative cases: 886,461
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 0
Total cumulative deaths: 14,172
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 8,044
Total cumulative tested individuals: 3,995,480
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 22.2%
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.6%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 19.6%**
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 11.5%**
** 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–Sept. 7)
First dose administered: 3,156,416 (weekend increase of 15,764)
Fully vaccinated: 3,135,727 (weekend increase of 16,770)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 120,999 (increase of 337)
Marion County new deaths: 0
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,902
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 18.3%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 11.7%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 41,855
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 20,923
Johnson County cumulative cases: 22,355
Madison County cumulative cases: 16,250
Boone County cumulative cases: 7,988
Hancock County cumulative cases: 10,159
Morgan County cumulative cases: 8,316
Shelby County cumulative cases: 6,039
Indiana intensive care unit usage
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 31.4%
Available ICU beds: 21.5%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Tuesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 40,028,975
U.S. deaths: 649,134
Global cases: 221,314,774
Global deaths: 4,579,211
*New cases, deaths an
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So when you say that the cumulative number of cases rose by 12,981 over Friday’s report, does that just include Saturday and Sunday? Or, does it also include Monday’s numbers?
Gary, we got 12,981 by taking the cumulative total listed in Friday’s report and subtracting it from the cumulative number in today’s report. The state is no longer issuing reports on Saturdays and Sundays (and this week on Monday because of the holiday).
Gary B., 12/981 are total numbers reported since Friday. 886,461 total positives reported today minus 873,480 reported on Friday = 12,981. On the Indiana Coronavirus Dashboard, this was the relevant data/explanation: Total Positive Cases 886,461
03/06/2020 … 09/06/2021
With the 09/06/2021 date included, that suggests some data was collected on Monday. Hope this helps.
New Headline: Nearly 70% of the state’s intensive care unit beds not full of Covid patients.
I presume you know that we typically use ICU beds for patients with all sorts of other ailments than Covid, yes? But I guess later this year when we have a headline that reads “200 homicides in Indianapolis this year”, we could change it to “More than 887,000 residents of Indianapolis not murdered this year.”
What will convince them is when their employer’s force them to get the shot or find a new job. When airlines stop allowing people to fly unless they get the shot. When schools start making the shots mandatory for students. That’s where this is heading, luckily.
Wesley – enough with the Totalitarian support
“My 12-year-old had appendicitis. The ER was overwhelmed with unvaccinated Covid patients and we had to wait 6+ hours. While waiting, his appendix ruptured and had to spend 5 days in hospital; just got hmo bill of $5000. So yeah, your decision to not vaccinate does affect others.“
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