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53 additional COVID-19 deaths, 6,558 positive cases reported Sunday by ISDH

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Posted at 11:53 AM, Dec 20, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-20 12:15:27-05

INDIANAPOLIS — On Sunday, the Indiana State Department of Health reported 53 additional COVID-19 deaths and 6,588 more positive cases.

Since the pandemic began in March, 7,070 COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Indiana and there have been 464,354 total positive cases.

A total of 334 probable COVID-19 deaths have been reported since the pandemic began in March.

Deaths are reported by ISDH when it receives the data and have occurred over several days.

An additional 64,486 COVID-19 tests have been administered, according to ISDH. A total of 5,260,527 tests for COVID-19 have been given since the pandemic began in March.

30.6% of ICU beds in the state are being used for COVID-19 patients and 45.8% of the ICU beds are being used for non-COVID-19 patients, according to ISDH. 23.6% of ICU beds are available.

12.2% of ventilators are being used for COVID-19 patients and 16.7% of ventilators are being used for non-COVID-19 patients, according to ISDH. 71.1% of ventilators are available.

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Indiana COVID-19 Facts on Sunday, December 20, 2020.


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