ISDH: 1,569 new COVID-19 cases; 27 more deaths
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On Tuesday, the Indiana State Department of Health announced 1,569 new COVID-19 cases and 27 additional deaths.
The new COVID-19 cases are from between Oct. 10 and Oct. 12 while the newly reported deaths are from between Sept. 11 and Oct. 12.
In total, there are 138,104 COVID-19 cases and 3,595 deaths related to the virus in Indiana. Another 227 “probable” deaths have occurred, but the state does not have a positive test on record for those.
State officials say 19,048 new tests have now been received. Of those, 8,401 were new individuals. The new tests were administered between May. 7 and Oct. 12.
According to ISDH, there have been 2,376,462 tests administered in the state.
The state’s 7-day rate of positivity for unique individuals stands at 9.4%.
According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, there have been more than 37,874,000 confirmed cases worldwide, with more than 26,321,000 recoveries and more than 1,081,000 deaths.
ISDH has been providing daily updates here.
