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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 Tuesday reported 884 new COVID-19 cases, sending total cases in the state past 75,000 since the beginning of the pandemic.
The state also reported 25 new deaths due to COVID-19, the highest number of deaths in a daily report since June 11, when the same number was reported.
The department reported the testing of 9,609 more individuals. The seven-day testing-positivity rate ticked up from 7.3% on Monday to 7.4% on Tuesday. The state’s overall testing-positivity rate remained at 8.8%.
Several rural counties reported the state’s highest positivity rates. Franklin County in southeast Indiana, which has reported 246 cases, reported a seven-day positivity rate of 19.9%, the state’s highest. Southwest Indiana’s Pike and Dubois counties reported rates of 18.1% and 16.4% respectively. Ohio County reported a positivity rate of 15.9% and Putnam County, 15.3%.
A total of 28 Indiana counties reported seven-day positivity rates below 5% — the threshold below which many health experts agree indicates a safe level for reopening.
Marion County reported an increase of 125 cases, the 26th straight day that cases in the county have risen by more than 100. The county’s seven-day testing-positivity rate was 9.3%.
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 cases: 884
Total cumulative cases reported Tuesday: 75,862
Total cumulative cases reported Monday: 74,992
Increase in cumulative cases: 870
Increase in cases reported Aug. 5-11: 6,607
Increase in cases reported July 29-Aug. 4: 5,577
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: 25
Total deaths: 2,863
Increase in deaths reported Aug. 5-11: 70
Increase in deaths reported July 29-Aug. 4: 69
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: 9,609
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Tuesday: 861,655
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Monday: 852,111
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 9,544
Percentage of total testing positive: 8.8%
Seven-day testing-positivity rate: 7.4%
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 Tuesday.
Marion County cumulative cases: 16,088 (increase of 125)
Marion County new deaths: 5
Marion County cumulative deaths: 730
Marion County 7-day positivity rate: 9.3%
Lake County cumulative cases: 7,688
Elkhart County cumulative cases: 4,926
Allen County cumulative cases: 4,002
St. Joseph County cumulative cases: 3,578
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 2,829
Vanderburgh County cumulative cases: 2,022
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 1,927
Cass County cumulative cases: 1,802
Johnson County cumulative cases: 1,789
Porter County cumulative cases: 1,355
Clark County cumulative cases: 1,287
Tippecanoe County cumulative cases: 1,238
Madison County cumulative cases: 1,006
LaPorte County cumulative cases: 931
Howard County cumulative cases: 913
Kosciusko County cumulative cases: 868
Bartholomew County cumulative cases: 817
Floyd County cumulative cases: 809
Marshall County cumulative cases: 793
Monroe County cumulative cases: 766
Delaware County cumulative cases: 745
Dubois County cumulative cases: 708
Vigo County cumulative cases: 699
Noble County cumulative cases: 688
Boone County cumulative cases: 687
Hancock County cumulative cases: 683
Jackson County cumulative cases: 596
LaGrange County cumulative cases: 563
Warrick County cumulative cases: 588
Shelby County cumulative cases: 565
Grant County cumulative cases: 529
Dearborn County cumulative cases: 512
Morgan County cumulative cases: 493
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 36.6%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 14.6%
Available ventilators: 81.8%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 3%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Tuesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 5,100,636
U.S. deaths: 163,613
Global cases: 20,126,452
Global deaths: 737,285
*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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