Health officials in Indiana on Monday reported 730 new cases of coronavirus and five additional deaths in the last 24 hours, along with more than 10,000 vaccinations.
According to the latest numbers published by the Indiana State Department of Health, the new cases bring the state to 684,733 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began.
The new death lifts the state's death toll to 12,622 fatalities. Another 406 deaths are currently being classified as probable COVID-19 fatalities, the state says.
In the last 24 hours, 13,086 tests have been administered, with 3,409 of those on new individuals. Over the last seven days, the state has reported a rolling average 3.6% positivity rate on all tests and a 9.3% positivity rate on individuals tested.
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Currently there are 655 Indiana residents hospitalized because of the coronavirus. According to state data, 5.2% of the state’s ICU beds and 2% of the state's ventilators are in use by COVID patients.
The state reported 10,512 combined first, second and single doses of the vaccine administered in the last 24 hours. That brings the state's number of vaccinations so far to 2,696,073, with a total of 1,088,141 people fully vaccinated.
The White House and Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Monday that a new COVID mass vaccination site is opening in Gary, Indiana, next month under a partnership between local, state and federal officials.
