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ISDH: 8 additional deaths and 1,140 cases of COVID-19 reported Saturday

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Posted at 12:03 PM, Aug 29, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-29 12:28:48-04

INDIANAPOLIS — On Saturday, the Indiana State Department of Health reported eight more people have died from COVID-19 and 1,140 more people have tested positive.

Since the pandemic began in March, a total of 3,066 people in Indiana have died of COVID-19 and 92,434 people have tested positive for the virus.

A total of 219 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 12,033 people have been tested for COVID-19, according to ISDH. A total of 1,055,793 tests for COVID-19 have been given since the pandemic began in March.

11.9 percent of ICU beds in the state are being used for COVID-19 patients and 52.1 percent of the ICU beds are being used for non-COVID-19 patients, according to ISDH. 36 percent of ICU beds are available.

2.5 percent of ventilators are being used for COVID-19 patients and 14.3 percent of ventilators are being used for non-COVID-19 patients, according to ISDH. 83.2 percent of ventilators are available.

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Indiana COVID-19 facts from Saturday, August 29, 2020


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