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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 1,051 new COVID-19 cases, an all-time daily high.
The department also reported the testing of 12,153 more individuals, the fifth-highest total during the pandemic. The 7-day testing positivity rate dipped from 7.8% on Wednesday to 7.5% on Thursday. The state’s overall testing-positivity rate remained at 8.8%.
Marion County reported an increase of 170 cases, the 21st straight day that cases in the county have risen by more than 100. The county’s 7-day testing-positivity rate was 9.4%.
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 cases: 1,051
Total cumulative cases reported Thursday: 71,015
Total cumulative cases reported Wednesday: 69,975
Increase in cumulative cases: 1,040
Increase in cases reported July 31-Aug. 6: 5,762
Increase in cases reported July 24-30: 5,651
Increase in cases reported July 1-Aug. 1: 21,170
Increase in cases reported June 1-July 1: 11,122
Increase in cases reported May 1-June 1: 16,200
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 6
Total deaths: 2,811
Increase in deaths reported July 31-Aug. 6: 66
Increase in deaths reported July 24-30: 63
Increase in deaths reported July 1-Aug. 1: 315
Increase in deaths reported June 1-July 1: 480
Increase in deaths reported May 1-June. 1: 914
COVID-19 testing
*New tested individuals: 12,153
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Thursday: 804,345
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Wednesday: 792,225
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 12,120
Percentage of total testing positive: 8.8%
Seven-day testing-positivity rate: 7.5%
Increase in tests reported July 1-Aug. 1: 268,890
Increase in tests reported June 1-July 1: 223,820
Increase in tests reported May 1-June. 1: 166,257
County numbers
The following counties reported more than 450 cases as of Thursday:
Marion County cumulative cases: 15,322 (increase of 170)
Marion County new deaths: 0
Marion County cumulative deaths: 723
Marion County 7-day positivity rate: 9.4%
Lake County cumulative cases: 7,343
Lake County 7-day positivity rate: 7.7%
Elkhart County cumulative cases: 4,713
Allen County cumulative cases: 3,725
St. Joseph County cumulative cases: 3,301
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 2,610
Vanderburgh County cumulative cases: 1,842
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 1,814
Cass County cumulative cases: 1,766
Johnson County cumulative cases: 1,694
Porter County cumulative cases: 1,238
Clark County cumulative cases: 1,148
Tippecanoe County cumulative cases: 1,146
Madison County cumulative cases: 895
LaPorte County cumulative cases: 869
Howard County cumulative cases: 855
Kosciusko County cumulative cases: 827
Marshall County cumulative cases: 758
Bartholomew County cumulative cases: 754
Floyd County cumulative cases: 740
Monroe County cumulative cases: 708
Delaware County cumulative cases: 680
Dubois County cumulative cases: 658
Boone County cumulative cases: 653
Noble County cumulative cases: 645
Hancock County cumulative cases: 638
Jackson County cumulative cases: 562
LaGrange County cumulative cases: 554
Warrick County cumulative cases: 553
Shelby County cumulative cases: 535
Vigo County cumulative cases: 543
Grant County cumulative cases: 520
Dearborn County cumulative cases: 479
Morgan County cumulative cases: 451
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 32.6%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 13.7%
Available ventilators: 81.7%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.8%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 4,826,861
U.S. deaths: 158,445
Global cases: 18,851,834
Global deaths: 708,676
*New cases and tests are previously unreported cases and tests submitted to the Indiana State Health Department in the 24 hours through 11:59 p.m. the previous day. This category typically contains numerous duplicates — as many as 20% or more —that are later eliminated from the cumulative totals.
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