484 new COVID-19 cases and 34 deaths reported in Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana — According to The Indiana Department of Health 484 new COVID-19 cases and 34 deaths were reported in Indiana.

The hospitalizations fell below 700 statewide.

The agency’s dashboard puts the 7-day all-test positivity rate at 5.2%. The state is no longer displaying data for unique individual positivity rates and total tested individuals.

According to the Indiana Department of Health, dashboard data represents cases and deaths that occurred over a range of dates but were reported to the state in the last 24 hours.

The omicron variant was found in 99.8% of samples tested statewide, with delta found in 0.2% of samples.

1,235 additional Hoosiers are now fully vaccinated, the agency said. To date, 3,756,501 first doses of the two-dose vaccine have been administered and 3,686,290 individuals are fully vaccinated. The state has administered more than 1.7 million booster doses.

The County Metric map shows zero Indiana counties in Red, with 5 in Orange, 65 in Yellow, and 22 in the Blue category.

The map is updated each Wednesday. The weekly score is determined by each county’s Weekly Cases Per 100,000 residents and its 7-Day All Test Positivity Rate.

The latest hospitalization numbers show 677 total COVID-19 patients: 517 confirmed and 160 under investigation. IDOH reported a record 3,519 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Jan. 13. Before the omicron surge, the previous highwater mark was 3,460 patients in late November 2020.

Indiana has reported 22,071 deaths and 1,683,176 cases since the start of the pandemic. There are also 892 probable COVID-19 deaths in which a physician listed COVID-19 as a contributing cause of death but no positive test was documented.

The department said 18.7% of ICU beds and 81.6% of ventilators are available across the state.

To schedule an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine, visit Ourshot.In.Gov or call 211 if you do not have access to a computer or require assistance.