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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 1,046 new COVID-19 case, the fifth time in the last eight days that new cases have exceeded 1,000.
The department also reported the testing of 11,272, almost double the testing number from Wednesday’s report. Testing has exceeded 10,000 in six of the last eight days.
The 7-day testing-positivity rate ticked down from 7.6% on Wednesday to 7.4% on Thursday. The state’s overall testing-positivity rate remained at 8.8%.
The state also reported 20 new deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the total during the pandemic to 2,898. New deaths have averaged 20 per day in the report over the past three days.
Marion County reported an increase of 110 cases, the 28th straight day that cases in the county have risen by more than 100. The county’s seven-day testing-positivity rate was 8.7%.
Several rural counties reported the state’s highest seven-day positivity rates. Southwest Indiana’s Dubois and Pike counties reported the highest rates — 17.8% and 17.5% respectively. Franklin County in southeast Indiana had a rate of 16.5%, down from a state-high rate of 19.9% on Tuesday. Sullivan County reported a positivity rate of 16.4% and Putnam County, 15.2%.
A total of 24 Indiana counties reported seven-day positivity rates below 5% — the threshold below which many health experts agree indicates a safe level for reopening. That’s below the 28 counties that had a seven-day positivity rate below 5% Tuesday.
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: 1,046
Total cumulative cases reported Thursday: 77,565
Total cumulative cases reported Wednesday: 76,522
Increase in cumulative cases: 1,043
Increase in cases reported Aug. 7-13: 6,550
Increase in cases reported July 31-Aug. 6: 5,762
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: 20
Total deaths: 2,898
Increase in deaths reported Aug. 7-13: 87
Increase in deaths reported July 31-Aug. 6: 66
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: 11,272
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Thursday: 877,970
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Wednesday: 866,994
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 10,976
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 Thursday.
Marion County cumulative cases: 16,304 (increase of 110)
Marion County new deaths: 2
Marion County cumulative deaths: 733
Marion County 7-day positivity rate: 8.7%
Lake County cumulative cases: 7,840
Elkhart County cumulative cases: 4,992
Allen County cumulative cases: 4,103
St. Joseph County cumulative cases: 3,681
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 2,941
Vanderburgh County cumulative cases: 2,082
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 1,972
Cass County cumulative cases: 1,809
Johnson County cumulative cases: 1,800
Porter County cumulative cases: 1,391
Clark County cumulative cases: 1,333
Tippecanoe County cumulative cases: 1,263
Madison County cumulative cases: 1,048
LaPorte County cumulative cases: 957
Howard County cumulative cases: 938
Kosciusko County cumulative cases: 872
Bartholomew County cumulative cases: 844
Floyd County cumulative cases: 837
Marshall County cumulative cases: 801
Monroe County cumulative cases: 777
Delaware County cumulative cases: 768
Vigo County cumulative cases: 752
Dubois County cumulative cases: 718
Noble County cumulative cases: 708
Boone County cumulative cases: 704
Hancock County cumulative cases: 694
Jackson County cumulative cases: 606
Warrick County cumulative cases: 600
Shelby County cumulative cases: 572
LaGrange County cumulative cases: 569
Grant County cumulative cases: 532
Dearborn County cumulative cases: 522
Morgan County cumulative cases: 492
Henry County cumulative cases: 460
Clinton County cumulative cases: 456
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 33%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 12.8%
Available ventilators: 80%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 3%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 5,204,792
U.S. deaths: 166,148
Global cases: 20,672,105
Global deaths: 750,490
*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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