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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 Friday reported 5,563 new COVID-19 cases, the 20th time this month that the state has reported more than 5,000 new daily cases.
The department also reported 40 more deaths, marking the 25th consecutive day that deaths have exceeded 25 in the daily report.
The total number of deaths climbed to 7,431.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dropped to 2,918 on Thursday, the lowest number since Nov. 15. The high mark was 3,460 set on Nov. 30.
COVID-19 patients occupy 30.9% of the state’s intensive care beds and non-COVID patients are taking up 46.3%, leaving 22.8% available.
The department said 14,808 new individuals had been tested. Testing in that category has exceeded 10,000 for 60 straight days.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals was 23.9%.
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.
*New COVID-19 cases: 5,563
Total cumulative cases: 488,180
New deaths: 40
Total deaths: 7,431
New tested individuals: 14,808
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,586,165
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 18.9%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 23.9%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.1%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 11.9%**
** 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: 67,300 (increase of 833)
Marion County new deaths: 8
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,084
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 23.2%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 13.2%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 22,480
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 10,707
Johnson County cumulative cases: 11,407
Madison County cumulative cases: 8,517
Boone County cumulative cases: 4,218
Hancock County cumulative cases: 4,826
Morgan County cumulative cases: 4,051
Shelby County cumulative cases: 3,202
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 22.8%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 30.9%
Available ventilators: 70%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 13%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Friday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 18,511,268
U.S. deaths: 327,065
Global cases: 78,986,314
Global deaths: 1,735,905
*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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