The Indiana State Department of Health on Thursday reported 4,411 new cases of COVID-19, the highest daily number in four days.
The department also reported 40 more deaths due to COVID-19.
The state said 12,561 new individuals have been tested, the largest number in four days.
The latest numbers show 48,437 Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus and 238,802 have received their first dose of the vaccine.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 fell from 2,484 on Tuesday to 2,440 on Wednesday, the sixth straight day of decreases. The high mark was 3,460 set on Nov. 30.
COVID-19 patients occupy 25.5% of the state’s intensive care beds.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals is 26.3.%.
*New COVID-19 cases: 4,411
Total cumulative cases: 578,494
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 40
Total deaths: 8,830
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 12,561
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,792,291
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 20.7%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 26.3%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 10.9%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 15.3%**
** The health department reports the 7-day positivity rates with a six-day lag to allow time for more comprehensive results.
COVID-19 vaccinations
Statewide totals (Dec. 14 – Jan 14)
First dose administered: 238,802
Fully vaccinated: 48,437
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 79,882 (increase of 559)
Marion County new deaths: 12
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,282
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 24.5%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 14.4%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 27,675
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 13,560
Johnson County cumulative cases: 14,120
Madison County cumulative cases: 10,312
Boone County cumulative cases: 5,231
Hancock County cumulative cases: 6,219
Morgan County cumulative cases: 5,014
Shelby County cumulative cases: 3,943
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 25.2%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 25.5%
Available ventilators: 73.1%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 10%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 23,093,493
U.S. deaths: 385,178
Global cases: 92,510,886
Global deaths: 1,982,491
*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.