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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 Wednesday reported 740 new COVID-19 cases, the ninth time in the past 10 days that new cases have exceeded 600.
The department also reported the testing of 7,255 more individuals, the third-lowest total in the past three weeks. The seven-day testing positivity rate rose from 7.3% on Tuesday to 7.8% on Wednesday. The state’s overall testing-positivity rate remained at 8.8%.
Marion County reported an increase of 132 cases, the 20th straight day that cases in the county have risen by more than 100. The county’s seven-day testing-positivity rate rose from 9.1% to 9.5%.
The state reported another 14 deaths on Wednesday. It has seen 73 deaths over the past seven days, up from 67 the previous week.
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: 740
Total cumulative cases reported Wednesday: 69,975
Total cumulative cases reported Tuesday: 69,255
Increase in cumulative cases: 720
Increase in cases reported July 30-Aug. 5: 5,676
Increase in cases reported July 23-29: 5,626
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: 12
Total deaths: 2,805
Increase in deaths reported July 30-Aug. 5: 73
Increase in deaths reported July 23-29: 67
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: 7,255
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Wednesday: 792,225
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Tuesday: 785,018
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 7,207
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
Percentage of total testing positive: 8.8%
Seven-day testing-positivity rate: 7.8%
County numbers
The following counties reported more than 400 cases as of Wednesday:
Marion County cumulative cases: 15,152 (increase of 123)
Marion County new deaths: 0
Marion County cumulative deaths: 724
Marion County 7-day positivity rate: 9.5%
Lake County cumulative cases: 7,222
Lake County 7-day positivity rate: 7.4%
Elkhart County cumulative cases: 4,680
Allen County cumulative cases: 3,695
St. Joseph County cumulative cases: 3,224
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 2,572
Vanderburgh County cumulative cases: 1,800
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 1,796
Cass County cumulative cases: 1,760
Johnson County cumulative cases: 1,674
Porter County cumulative cases: 1,213
Clark County cumulative cases: 1,126
Tippecanoe County cumulative cases: 1,123
Madison County cumulative cases: 872
LaPorte County cumulative cases: 850
Howard County cumulative cases: 829
Kosciusko County cumulative cases: 824
Marshall County cumulative cases: 752
Bartholomew County cumulative cases: 749
Floyd County cumulative cases: 729
Monroe County cumulative cases: 699
Delaware County cumulative cases: 665
Dubois County cumulative cases: 655
Noble County cumulative cases: 638
Boone County cumulative cases: 649
Hancock County cumulative cases: 634
Jackson County cumulative cases: 556
LaGrange County cumulative cases: 549
Warrick County cumulative cases: 540
Shelby County cumulative cases: 530
Vigo County cumulative cases: 528
Grant County cumulative cases: 511
Dearborn County cumulative cases: 477
Morgan County cumulative cases: 440
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 32.3%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 14.1%
Available ventilators: 81.8%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 3.2%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Wednesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 4,775,621
U.S. deaths: 156,906
Global cases: 18,585,774
Global deaths: 701,665
*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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