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Indiana Reports 756 Additional Virus Cases, 3 Deaths

The Department of Health reports more than 470,500 Hoosiers have been tested for the virus, and 9.5% have tested positive.
The Department of Health reports more than 470,500 Hoosiers have been tested for the virus, and 9.5% have tested positive.

Indiana officials on Sunday reported 756 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and three deaths.

Overall, Indiana has had 111,505 confirmed cases and 3,281 deaths since the pandemic began, the State Department of Health reported.

The department said it had administered 1,867,826 tests across the state so far. That number includes tests run by the state, the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, and some private laboratories. The number of tests that return positive is 6.8%.

The ISDH says the "number of tests is provisional and reflects only those reported to ISDH. Numbers should not be characterized as a comprehensive total.”

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Sunday's numbers also showed that 9.5% of the state's 2,300 existing ICU beds were being used by patients with COVID-19-related illnesses. Some 42.7% were still available, the department said.

About 2.5% of the state's 2,896 total ventilators were being used by COVID-19 patients, while 81.8% are still available, it said.

In Monroe County, the department reported 40 more cases, bringing the county total to 2,408. Some 44,289 Monroe County residents have been tested, it said.

The death toll remained the same at 36 for the 27th consecutive day.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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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.