State reports 16 new deaths from COVID-19

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The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday reported 925 new COVID-19 cases and 16 new deaths.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases in the state has increased to 733,591, and the state has reported 13,049 deaths.

Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 decreased slightly from 880 on Wednesday to 831 on Thursday. The all-time high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.

The health department reported the testing of 5,530 new individuals.

The state said more than 2.22 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 2.47 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.

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: 925

Total cumulative cases: 733,591

COVID-19 deaths

New deaths: 16

Total deaths: 13,049

COVID-19 testing

New tested individuals: 5,530

Total cumulative tested individuals: 3,441,717

Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 21.3%

Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 12.2%**

Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.7%

Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 5.2%**

** 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–May 13)

First dose administered: 2,470,237

Fully vaccinated: 2,226,615

County numbers

Marion County cumulative cases: 100,387 (increase of 140)

Marion County new deaths: 2

Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,748

Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 13.1%

Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 6.8%

Hamilton County cumulative cases: 35,735

Hendricks County cumulative cases: 17,283

Johnson County cumulative cases: 18,028

Madison County cumulative cases: 12,725

Boone County cumulative cases: 6,722

Hancock County cumulative cases: 8,325

Morgan County cumulative cases: 6,596

Shelby County cumulative cases: 4,936

Indiana intensive care unit usage

Available ICU beds: 35%

ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 8.4%

Available ventilators: 78.5%

Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.7%

U.S. and worldwide numbers

As of Friday, from Johns Hopkins University:

U.S. cases: 32,854,645

U.S. deaths: 584,510

Global cases: 161,290,797

Global deaths: 3,347,183

*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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