Just halfway through December, the Indiana State Department of Health has recorded 1,028 COVID-19 deaths— more than the number of virus-related deaths recorded during the entire month of April.
The ISDH reported Wednesday 6,283 new cases and 125 deaths, increasing state totals to 440,850 cases and 6,781 deaths. Seven of these new deaths occurred on Dec. 11, which makes Friday the single deadliest day of the pandemic with 82 total deaths. In mid-April, the state death average peaked at about 42 deaths at day. As of last week, Indiana now averages about 73 COVID-19 deaths every day.
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According to ISDH numbers, 3,192 Hoosiers are hospitalized with the virus. COVID-19 patients occupy 39.9% of Indiana ICU beds with only 11.2% still available. The state has administered more than 5 million tests with a 12.5% seven-day positivity rate.
In Monroe County, the ISDH recorded 89 new cases and two new deaths, totaling 7,159 cases and 78 deaths countywide. Monroe County has seen 26 deaths this month from the virus, which is double the number of deaths in all of April.
The county currently has a seven-day positivity rate of 7.4% after administering 205,797 tests.
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