ISDH: Nearly 1,200 new COVID-19 cases; 18 more deaths

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – On Friday, the Indiana State Department of Health announced 1,195 new COVID-19 cases and 18 additional deaths.

The new COVID-19 cases are from Sept. 24 while the newly reported deaths are from between Sept. 14 and Sept. 24.

In total, there are 115,407 COVID-19 cases and 3,340 deaths related to the virus in Indiana. Another 226 “probable” deaths have occurred, but the state does not have a positive test on record for those.

State officials say 25,558 new tests have now been received. Of those, 10,198 were new individuals. The new tests were administered between May 14 and Sept. 24.

According to ISDH, there have been 1,963,006 tests administered in the state.

The state’s 7-day rate of positivity for unique individuals stands at 6.6%.

According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, there have been more than 32,284,000 confirmed cases worldwide, with more than 22,268,000 recoveries and more than 983,900 deaths.

ISDH has been providing daily updates here.