State’s COVID-19 case count rises by 525, deaths by 12

The Indiana State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 525 new COVID-19 cases. Tuesday marked the 18th straight day with fewer than 1,000 cases.

The department reported 12 new deaths from COVID-19, the highest number in four days. The state’s cumulative death tally rose to 13,149.

Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 increased from 751 on Sunday to 797 on Monday. They have fallen from 1,019 on May 4. The all-time high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.

The health department reported the testing of 2,610 new individuals.

The state said 2.44 million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 2.6 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: 525

Total cumulative cases: 741,053

COVID-19 deaths

New deaths: 12

Total deaths: 13,149

COVID-19 testing

New tested individuals: 2,610

Total cumulative tested individuals: 3,482,776

Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 21.3%

Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 10.3%**

Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.7%

Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 4.8%**

** 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 25)

First dose administered: 2,603,648 (increase of 26,700)

Fully vaccinated: 2,444,568 (increase of 16,486)

County numbers

Marion County cumulative cases: 101,513 (increase of 92)

Marion County new deaths: 1

Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,758

Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 9.9%

Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 4.7%

Hamilton County cumulative cases: 36,070

Hendricks County cumulative cases: 17,428

Johnson County cumulative cases: 18,164

Madison County cumulative cases: 12,844

Boone County cumulative cases: 6,797

Hancock County cumulative cases: 8,426

Morgan County cumulative cases: 6,651

Shelby County cumulative cases: 4,975

Indiana intensive care unit usage

Available ICU beds: 37.8%

ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 7.5%

Available ventilators: 78.3%

Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 3.2%

U.S. and worldwide numbers

As of Tuesday, from Johns Hopkins University:

U.S. cases: 33,145,906

U.S. deaths: 590,758

Global cases: 167,416,621

Global deaths: 3,475,888

*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.