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Indiana Reports 5 Virus-Related Deaths, 1,096 New COVID-19 Cases

Long COVID is a chronic condition in which symptoms last for over three months after a COVID-19 infection.
Long COVID is a chronic condition in which symptoms last for over three months after a COVID-19 infection.

Indiana health officials on Sunday reported five new coronavirus-related deaths and 1,096 new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The State Department of Health said it had tested 1,418,063 individuals since the outbreak began. It has recorded 125,146 total positive cases so far.

The state’s 7-day positivity rate was 8.1% on Sunday, it said.

The agency said 3,447 people in Indiana have died.

READ MORE: Indiana Adds 13 Virus Deaths, Sees More Growth In New Cases

Twenty-two of the new positive cases are in Monroe County, the agency said.

Monroe County has recorded 2,798 positive cases since the outbreak began.

The death toll in Monroe County is 37.

Health officials say 47,368 Monroe County residents have been tested. Overall, 12.5% of Indiana’s 2,233 existing ICU beds were being used by patients with COVID-19-related illnesses, while 34.4% were still available.

And as of noon Sunday, 3.5% of the state's 2,896 total ventilators were being used by COVID-19 patients, while 80.5% were still available.

On Saturday, officials added 13 more coronavirus-related deaths to the state’s pandemic toll.

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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.