The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday reported an all-time daily high of 1,832 new COVID-19 cases, marking the seventh time in nine days that new cases have exceeded 1,000.
The previous high was 1,499 on Sept. 18. That day’s count, however, was boosted by the inclusion of 462 older cases.
The state has seen an increase of 8,853 reported cases over the past week, an average of 1,265 per day.
The state also reported 19 additional deaths from COVID-19, the 14th time in the past 17 days in which daily deaths have been in double digits.
The department reported the testing of 12,323 more unique individuals, the highest mark since Sept. 4.
The cumulative positivity rate for unique individuals rose from 8.9% to 9% and the seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals rose from 9.2% to 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: 1,832
Total cumulative cases reported Friday: 131,493
Total cumulative cases reported Thursday: 129,677
Increase in cumulative cases: 1,816
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: 19
Total deaths: 3,534
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: 12,323
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Friday: 1,463,436
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Thursday: 1,451,391
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 12,045
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 9.0%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 9.3%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 5.7%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 5.1%**
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: 22,867 (increase of 178)
Marion County new deaths: 0
Marion County cumulative deaths: 771
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 8.1%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 5,382
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 2,926
Johnson County cumulative cases: 2,609
Madison County cumulative cases: 1,953
Boone County cumulative cases: 1,088
Hancock County cumulative cases: 1,010
Morgan County cumulative cases: 813
Shelby County cumulative cases: 711
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 30.3%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 16.1%
Available ventilators: 78.8%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 4%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Friday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 7,611,616
U.S. deaths: 212,840
Global cases: 36,593,879
Global deaths: 1,063,084
*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.