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Indiana reports 22 more COVID-19 deaths and 2,065 new positive cases

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Posted at 12:30 PM, Nov 04, 2021
and last updated 2021-11-04 12:30:29-04

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health reported Thursday that 22 more people died with COVID-19 and 2,065 others tested positive for the virus.

There have been 16,301 confirmed deaths and 1,027,981 positive cases since the pandemic began.

An additional 558 probable COVID-19 deaths have also been reported.

A total of 1,312 Hoosiers are in the hospital with COVID-19, a decrease of 15 since Wednesday. Additionally, IDOH said 23.9% of intensive care beds are available across the state with 16.2% in use by COVID-19 patients.

According to IDOH, 72% of hospital ventilators are available in Indiana.

There have been more than 14.62 million COVID-19 tests administered to more than 4.3 million individuals with a 23.5% cumulative positivity rate among unique individuals. Indiana's seven-day positivity rate among unique individuals through Oct. 28 is 15.1%.

Among all tests, the cumulative positivity rate is 8.5%, while the seven-day positivity rate is 7.5%.

A total of 7,159,698 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Indiana. The number includes 3,782,251 first doses and 3,377,447 individuals who have received a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine and are fully vaccinated.

Hoosiers can schedule a COVID-19 vaccine by calling 211 or visiting ourshot.in.gov.

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