Indiana health officials reported 285 new COVID-19 cases Monday, down from Friday’s 561 newly reported cases.
The Indiana Department of Health reported 13,525 total deaths Monday since the pandemic began. That's up from Friday's 13,514 total confirmed deaths.
The state also reported more than 761,000 positive cases since the pandemic began and 493 Hoosiers are hospitalized with the virus.
The seven-day positivity rate is 4.8 percent, up from 4.5 percent Friday and 4.3 percent Thursday. The state’s seven-day positivity rate has been increasing since a low of 1.9 percent on June 22.
The state has administered more than 5.7 million vaccine doses, and just under 2.9 million Hoosiers are fully vaccinated. But that’s just 43.5 percent of those eligible for the vaccine in the state.
Monroe County health officials reported five new positive cases but no additional deaths. County officials have reported 12,444 cases and 178 deaths since the pandemic began. The county’s seven-day positivity rate was 4.6 percent Monday, down from Friday’s 4.9 percent.
Twenty-one people are hospitalized with the virus in Monroe County-area hospitals.
More than 56 percent of Monroe County's eligible population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
