The daily count of COVID-19 diagnoses in Indiana continues to climb.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday reported that 1,461 Hoosiers had tested positive for COVID-19, the highest number of daily new infections since 1,483 cases were reported on April 29.
Friday’s count was a sizable increase from the 1,284 reported on Thursday and 1,248 on Wednesday. The daily counts this week have all been above 1,000, after several weeks of reports in the triple digits.
The department also said that six people in Indiana had died in the latest daily count. The state reported 15 deaths on Tuesday, 12 on Wednesday and six on Thursday.
The state’s cumulative death toll is now 13,576.
Hospitalizations declined to 755 in Friday’s report, slipping from 795 the previous day. Hospitalizations are down from a recent high of 1,019 on May 4. The pandemic-high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.
The state said nearly 2.94 million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 2.92 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. The department no longer issues reports on Saturday and Sunday.
COVID-19 cases
*New COVID-19 cases: 1,461
Total cumulative cases: 771,299
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 6
Total cumulative deaths: 13,576
New tested individuals: 5,336
Total cumulative tested individuals: 3,669,635
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 21%
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.4%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 14%**
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 6.8%**
** 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–July 29)
First dose administered: 2,923,037
Fully vaccinated: 2,939,841
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 105,947 (increase of 193)
Marion County new deaths: 1
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,808
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 12%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 7.4%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 37,458
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 18,168
Johnson County cumulative cases: 18,899
Madison County cumulative cases: 13,604
Boone County cumulative cases: 7,236
Hancock County cumulative cases: 8,799
Morgan County cumulative cases: 6,948
Shelby County cumulative cases: 5,128
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 29%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 8.5%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Wednesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 34,760,860
U.S. deaths: 612,160
Global cases: 196,847,238
Global deaths: 4,203,020
*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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How many homicides in Indy this week?
I was shopping at Kroger today. I sure wish they required their young employees whom I sure aren’t vaccinated to at least wear face masks.
DS— be sure to triple mask while driving your car by yourself