The Indiana State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 2,756 new cases of COVID-19 and 126 more deaths, bringing the cumulative total of deaths to 9,092.
The death total was the highest in the daily report since Jan. 5. Deaths due to COVID-19 have exceeded single digits for 100 straight days..
The state said 8,243 new individuals were tested, the lowest number in six days.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dipped from 2,386 on Sunday to 2,332 on Monday, the 11th decline in 12 days. The high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.
*New COVID-19 cases: 2,756
Total cumulative cases: 595,436
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 126
Total deaths: 9,092
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 8,243
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,847,632
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 20.9%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 21.5%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 10.8%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 11.9%**
** 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 19)
First dose administered: 317,461 (increase of 14,867)
Fully vaccinated: 171,891 (increase of 8,388)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 82,285 (increase of 397)
Marion County new deaths: 10
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,311
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 20.3%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 11.3%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 28,684
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 14,010
Johnson County cumulative cases: 14,687
Madison County cumulative cases: 10,715
Boone County cumulative cases: 5,388
Hancock County cumulative cases: 6,469
Morgan County cumulative cases: 5,241
Shelby County cumulative cases: 4,056
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 29.8%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 24.4%
Available ventilators: 75.2%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 9.4%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Tuesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 24,087,284
U.S. deaths: 3999,111
Global cases: 95,703,104
Global deaths: 2,044,104
*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.