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INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Health reported 1,996 new positive coronavirus cases and 59 additional deaths in its latest update.
The agency dashboard puts the state’s all 7-day test positivity rate at 8% with a 16% positive rate for unique individuals. The delta variant was responsible for 99.2% of samples tested this month, according to state data.
The dashboard data represents cases and deaths that occurred over a date range but were reported to the state in the past 24 hours, according to the Indiana Department of Health.
The agency said an additional 1,207 Hoosiers are now fully vaccinated. To date, 3,371,090 first doses of the two-dose vaccine have been administered and 3,383,671 people have been fully immunized
The Department of Health said the fully vaccinated number includes people who received a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines and those who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is now available for children ages 5 to 11 after obtaining final CDC approval.
The county metric map shows 40 in orange, 49 in yellow, and two in red (Grant and LaGrange). A county (Fayette) was in blue. The map is updated every Wednesday.
The weekly score is determined by the number of weekly cases per 100,000 people in each county and its 7-day all-test positivity rate.
Since the start of the pandemic, the state has reported 1,037,109 total positive cases and 16,414 total deaths. There are also 562 probable deaths from COVID-19.
The latest hospitalization figures show a total of 1,261 COVID-19 patients: 1,084 confirmed and 177 under investigation.
The department says 29.3% of intensive care beds and 74.3% of ventilators are available statewide.
Hoosiers aged 5 and older are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. To make an appointment, visit Ourshot.In.Gov or call 211 if you do not have access to a computer or need assistance.
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