Indiana’s seven-day positivity rate has fallen to 5% — the state’s lowest rate since late September.
However, the state is averaging nearly 10,000 fewer tests a day than at the start of the year. Since then, the Indiana Department of Health has recorded a steady decrease in the state’s seven-day positivity rate. Indiana has administered nearly 7.6 million tests on more than 3.05 million Hoosiers, which is less than half of the state’s population.
On Tuesday, the IDOH reported 889 new positive cases and 40 new deaths, increasing Indiana’s totals to 650,530 cases and 11,805 deaths. The number of reported cases and deaths have also trended downward since the start of the new year. Indiana now reports caseloads and death counts similar to those reported in early October.
Coronavirus hospitalizations across the state fell to 1,018. COVID-19 patients occupy 9.3% of Indiana ICU beds, with nearly 41.1% of beds remaining available. Less than 4% of ventilators are in use by COVID-19 patients.
More than 828,000 Hoosiers have received their first dose of the vaccine, and 347,508 residents — about 5% of Indiana’s population — have been fully vaccinated.
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Monroe County, the IDOH reported 15 new cases of COVID-19, increasing the county totals to 10,131 cases. No knew deaths were reported, and the county death toll remained at 156.
Forty residents in the area are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, and patients with the virus occupy 5.8% of ICU beds. More than 73% of ICU beds in the area remain available.
Monroe County has administered 312,282 tests on 79,791 county residents, with a 1.2% seven-day positivity rate.
IDOH data shows 16,026 county residents have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 8,020 — about 5% of the county’s population — have received both doses.
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