ISDH: Nearly 1,500 new COVID-19 cases; 17 more deaths
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – On Friday, the Indiana State Department of Health announced 1,499 new COVID-19 cases and 17 additional deaths.
The new COVID-19 cases are from between Sept. 12 and Sept. 17 while the newly reported deaths are from between Aug. 31 and Sept. 17
In total, there are 109,683 COVID-19 cases and 3,270 deaths related to the virus in Indiana. Another 225 “probable” deaths have occurred, but the state does not have a positive test on record for those.
State officials say 25,955 new tests have now been received. Of those, 11,993 were new individuals. The new tests were administered between May 5 and Sept. 15.
According to ISDH, there have been 1,813,640 tests administered in the state.
The state’s 7-day rate of positivity for unique individuals stands at 6.9%.
According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, there have been more than 30,221,000 confirmed cases worldwide, with more than 20,568,000 recoveries and more than 946,000 deaths.
ISDH has been providing daily updates here.
