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Health Officials Add 17 Deaths To Indiana’s Coronavirus Toll

Indiana health officials reported 17 more coronavirus-related deaths Saturday.

The Indiana State Department of Health reported 1,076 new positive cases in addition to the newly confirmed deaths.

The latest numbers brought Indiana’s overall case number to 104,561 and the confirmed statewide death toll to 3,213.

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In Monroe County, the total COVID-19 case number rose by 111 to 1,948, and the county death toll remained the same at 36.

Some 42,117 Monroe County residents have been tested.

Statewide, the data showed that 10.2% of Indiana’s 2,301 ICU beds were being used by patients with COVID-19-related illnesses, while 38.3% were still available.

And as of noon Saturday, 2.4% of the state's 2,896 total ventilators were being used by COVID-19 patients, while 80.8% were still available.

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George Hale is a Multi-Media Journalist at Indiana Public Media. He previously worked as an Investigative Reporter for NPR’s northeast Texas member station KETR. Hale has reported from the West Bank and Gaza, Israel, Jordan and Egypt.