The Indiana State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 884 new cases of COVID-19 — 880 of which were confirmed yesterday — and 25 new deaths which occurred between July 22 and Aug. 10. Previously, the ISDH had reported only one death on both Sunday and Monday; newly reported deaths occurred on both of those days bringing their current totals to six each. The dates July 27 and Aug. 5 have the least number of COVID-19 deaths since March with four each. The ISDH calculates a moving average of about eight to 10 deaths a day.
In Indiana, 75,862 Hoosiers have tested positive for COVID-19 and 2,863 residents have died. Nearly 75% of people who have tested positive are younger than 60 years old, while 92% of deaths are people over the age of 60.
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The state reported it has tested 861,655 individuals with a 7.7% 7-day positivity rate.
Monroe County confirmed another seven cases of COVID-19 and experienced one more COVID-19 death after nearly two weeks without one. The county totals rose to 766 cases and 31 deaths. According to the ISDH, 17,682 Monroe County residents have been tested with a 3.2% positivity rate.
Monday, hospitalizations climbed back up to 964 from 921 the day before.
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