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Indiana reports 12 more COVID-19 deaths and 525 positive cases

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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health reported Tuesday that 12 more people died with COVID-19 and 525 others tested positive for the virus.

There have been 741,053 positive cases and 13,149 confirmed deaths in Indiana since the pandemic began. An additional 417 probable COVID-19 deaths have also been reported.

A total of 797 people are in the hospital with COVID-19, an increase of 46 since Monday's report.

As of Tuesday, a total of 5,048,216 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Indiana. The number includes 2,603,648 first doses and 2,444,568 individuals who have received a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or the single Johnson & Johnson vaccine and are fully vaccinated.

There have been more than 10.34 million COVID-19 tests administered to more than 3.48 million individuals with a 21.3% cumulative positivity rate among unique individuals. Indiana's seven-day positivity rate among unique individuals through May 18 is 10.3%.

Among all tests, the cumulative positivity rate is 8.7%, while the seven-day positivity rate is 4.8%.

The state health department said 37.8% of ICU beds and 78.3% of ventilators are available.


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