ISDH: More than 900 new COVID-19 cases; 17 more deaths
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – On Thursday, the Indiana State Department of Health announced 920 new COVID-19 cases and 17 additional deaths.
The new COVID-19 cases are from between Sept. 19 and Sept. 23 while the newly reported deaths are from between Aug. 24 and Sept. 23.
In total, there are 114,236 COVID-19 cases and 3,322 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 21,909 new tests have now been received. Of those, 9,021 were new individuals. The new tests were administered between June 21 and Sept. 23.
According to ISDH, there have been 1,937,499 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 31,937,000 confirmed cases worldwide, with more than 22,013,000 recoveries and more than 977,600 deaths.
ISDH has been providing daily updates here.