The Indiana State Department of Health on Thursday reported an all-time high of 2,880 new COVID-19 cases, topping the previous high of 2,521 reported Oct. 17.
The department said the seven-day moving average for cases was an all-time high of 2,019.
The department reported the testing of 13,935 more unique individuals. That’s the highest testing number reported in the daily report so far, with the exception of a few days when the department included a backlog of historical unreported cases.
The state reported 42 new deaths due to COVID-19, the second time in three days that deaths have exceeded 40. Newly reported deaths have been in double digits 15 times over the past 17 days.
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 were 1,515 as of Wednesday, up from 1,484 on Tuesday. The latest number was the highest since May 4.
The state’s seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals rose from 12.7% to 12.9%.
The department reported the testing of 9,385 more unique individuals. The state’s seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals rose from 12.4% to 12.7%.
COVID-19 cases
*New cases: 2,880
Total cumulative cases reported Thursday: 155,246
Total cumulative cases reported Wednesday: 152,396
Increase in cumulative cases: 2,850
Increase in cases reported Sept. 1-Oct. 1: 26,285
Increase in cases reported Aug. 1-Sept. 1: 27,769
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: 16,065
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 42
Total deaths: 3,831
Increase in deaths reported Sept. 1-Oct. 1: 325
Increase in deaths reported Aug. 1-Sept. 1: 322
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
Increase in deaths reported April 1-May 1: 997
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 13,935
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Thursday: 1,594,365
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Wednesday: 1,581,109
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 13,256
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 9.7%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 12.9%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 5.8%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 6.9%**
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Sept. 1-Oct. 1: 303,966
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Aug. 1-Sept. 1: 325,159
Increase in unique tested individuals reported July 1-Aug. 1: 268,890
Increase in unique tested individuals reported June 1-July 1: 223,820
Increase in unique tested individuals reported May 1-June 1: 166,257
Increase in unique tested individuals reported April 1-May 1: 85,264
** The health department reports the 7-day positivity rates with a six-day lag to allow time for more comprehensive results.
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 25,151 (increase of 248)
Marion County new deaths: 1
Marion County cumulative deaths: 785
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 11.2%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 6,117
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 3,268
Johnson County cumulative cases: 3,105
Madison County cumulative cases: 2,350
Boone County cumulative cases: 1,222
Hancock County cumulative cases: 1,182
Morgan County cumulative cases: 937
Shelby County cumulative cases: 817
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 31.1%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 20.1%
Available ventilators: 78.1%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 5.1%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 8,342,228
U.S. deaths: 222,263
Global cases: 41,341,755
Global deaths: 1,133,032
*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.