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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 Thursday reported 4,411 new cases of COVID-19, the highest daily number in four days.
The department also reported 40 more deaths due to COVID-19.
The state said 12,561 new individuals have been tested, the largest number in four days.
The latest numbers show 48,437 Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus and 238,802 have received their first dose of the vaccine.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 fell from 2,484 on Tuesday to 2,440 on Wednesday, the seventh straight day of decreases. The high mark was 3,460 set on Nov. 30.
COVID-19 patients occupy 25.5% of the state’s intensive care beds.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals is 26.3.%.
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: 4,411
Total cumulative cases: 578,494
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 40
Total deaths: 8,830
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 12,561
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,792,291
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 20.7%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 26.3%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 10.9%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 15.3%**
** 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 – Jan 14)
First dose administered: 238,802
Fully vaccinated: 48,437
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 79,882 (increase of 559)
Marion County new deaths: 12
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,282
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 24.5%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 14.4%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 27,675
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 13,560
Johnson County cumulative cases: 14,120
Madison County cumulative cases: 10,312
Boone County cumulative cases: 5,231
Hancock County cumulative cases: 6,219
Morgan County cumulative cases: 5,014
Shelby County cumulative cases: 3,943
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 25.2%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 25.5%
Available ventilators: 73.1%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 10%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 23,093,493
U.S. deaths: 385,178
Global cases: 92,510,886
Global deaths: 1,982,491
*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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Alternate headline: “Hospitalizations down 30% from their peak, and ICU bed and ventilator use by Covid patients down by nearly 50% from their peaks.”
It looks like the decrease in ICU usage (44) is highly correlated to the number of deaths (40) , not a great story. Folks aren’t going home healthy they are being taken out in body bags