Local health officials on Thursday reported 13 more COVID-19 cases in Johnson County, bringing to 769 the number of cases in the county. For the second day in a row, no new deaths were reported.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Thursday said the number of positive cases for COVID-19 in the state has risen to 22,503 following the emergence of 633 more cases.
The state reported 837 new cases on Wednesday, 526 on Tuesday, 574 on Monday, 638 on Sunday, 665 on Saturday and 795 on Friday.
The state said Thursday that the cumulative death toll in the state rose to 1,295, up from 1,264 the previous day—an increase of 31.
More than 91% of the total deaths involve those who are age 60 or older. Nearly 75% of those who have died are older than 70. Men account for 52.4% of the deaths.
The state reported that 124,782 people have been tested so far, up from 120,496 in Wednesday’s report—an increase of 4,286.
The ISDH said the test numbers reflect only those tests reported to the department and the numbers should not be characterized as a comprehensive total.
New positive cases, deaths and tests have occurred over a range of dates but were reported to the department in the previous day.
The department reported the state’s first case on March 6 and first death from COVID-19 on March 16.
Nearby Indianapolis reported 6,914 cumulative cases—up from 6,730 the previous day, an increase of 184 cases.
The state reported 398 cumulative deaths in the city, up from 390 in Wednesday’s report. The state said 31,257 people have been tested.
As for surrounding counties, Hamilton had 894 positive cases; Hendricks 893; Boone 211; Hancock 241; Madison 474; Morgan 183; and Shelby 243.
Every Indiana county has at least two cases.
The department said 42% of the state’s intensive care unit beds were still available. About 18% are being used by COVID-19 patients.
The department also said 80.3% of the state’s ventilators were available. About 7% were being used for COVID-19 patients.
Health officials say Indiana has far more coronavirus cases—possibly thousands more—than those indicated by the number of tests.
As of Thursday morning, 1.23 million cases had been reported in the United States, with 73,573 deaths, according to a running tally maintained by health researchers at Johns Hopkins University & Medicine. More than 189,900 people have recovered.
Nearly 3.8 million cases have been reported globally, with 264,679 deaths. More than 1.25 million people have recovered.
The Indianapolis Business Journal contributed to this report.
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Here is a look at the latest numbers available:
Johnson County
COVID-19 deaths: 81
COVID-19 cases: 769
COVID-19 tests: 3,938
Indiana
COVID-19 deaths: 1,295
COVID-19 cases: 22,503
COVID-19 tests: 124,782
U.S.
COVID-19 deaths: 73,573
COVID-19 cases: 1.23M
COVID-19 recoveries: 189,900
World
COVID-19 deaths: 264,679
COVID-19 cases: 3.8M
COVID-19 recoveries: 1.25M
Sources: Johnson County Health Department, Indiana State Department of Health and Johns Hopkins University and Medicine
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