ISDH: More than 1,300 new COVID-19 cases; 17 more deaths
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On Wednesday, the Indiana State Department of Health announced 1,302 new COVID-19 cases and 17 additional deaths.
The new COVID-19 cases are from between Oct. 3 and Oct. 6 while the newly reported deaths are from between Oct. 1 and Oct. 6.
In total, there are 128,227 COVID-19 cases and 3,500 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 21,515 new tests have now been received. Of those, 8,990 were new individuals. The new tests were administered between Aug. 11 and Oct. 6.
According to ISDH, there have been 2,220, 232 tests administered in the state.
The state’s 7-day rate of positivity for unique individuals stands at 9%.
According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, there have been more than 35,882,000 confirmed cases worldwide, with more than 25,014,000 recoveries and more than 1,051,000 deaths.
ISDH has been providing daily updates here.
