INDIANAPOLIS — This is a weekly blog with daily updates on COVID-19 numbers, COVID vaccine and other related content across Indiana for the week of April 19, 2021.
Sunday, April 25
The Indiana State Department of Health reported 19,803 more individuals are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 in Sunday's update.
Indiana has also reached the benchmark of having administered more than 4 million COVID-19 vaccination shots, including first or second shots of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines as well as single shot Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
Saturday, April 24
The Indiana State Department of Health on Saturday reported 25,549 new individuals have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, and now the state has 1,720,782 people who have received either the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot or two shots of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
The state reported 1,127 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. Since the pandemic began last March, ISDH has recorded 713,959 cases.
Thirteen more Hoosier deaths have been recorded from the virus. Those deaths occurred between Jan. 11 and April 21, 2021. A total of 12,861 people are now known to have died from COVID-19 in Indiana, with another 410 deaths reported in patients who died with COVID-19 symptoms but had no positive test on record.
Friday, April 23
The Indiana Department of Health announced Friday that a total of 3,938,806 doses of COVID-19 have now been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,253,551 first doses and 1,685,255 individuals who are fully vaccinated. The fully vaccinated number represents individuals who have received their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines as well as those who received the single Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
In the past 24 hours, the state reported 31,474 more people were fully vaccinated.
To date, 12,848 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of five from Thursday. The five newly reported deaths occurred between March 24, 2021 and Thursday.
Another 408 probable deaths have been reported based in patients who died with COVID-19 symptoms but had no positive test on record.
To find testing sites around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.
Thursday, April 22
The Indiana Department of Health reported four additional deaths from COVID-19 Thursday. To date, 12,844 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from the virus with another 408 probable deaths reported based among patients who died with COVID-19 symptoms but had no positive test on record.
A total of 3,887,012 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,233,214 first doses and 1,653,798 individuals who are fully vaccinated. The fully vaccinated number represents individuals who have received a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines as well as those who received the single Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
In the past 24 hours, 31,359 Hoosiers have been reported to state as being fully vaccinated.
A total of 3,347,994 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,343,166 on Wednesday. A total of 9,553,973 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.
As of Thursday, 1,250 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19, bringing to 711,787 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus.
Wednesday, April 21
Baptist Health Floyd announced its COVID-19 vaccine clinic is accepting drive-ups without appointments through April 30.
The clinic will give its last first doses of the Pfizer vaccine through the end of the month, and second shots will be given through May 21. Hoosiers 16 and older are eligible, and the clinic has been open seven days a week.
While the state's 7-day positivity rate for all tests dropped to 5.1%, Indiana reported 1,166 new cases and 14 deaths — an increase from the past few days.
Tuesday, April 20
The Indiana State Department of Health reported 733 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths Tuesday, bringing the state's death toll to 12,826 Hoosiers lost to COVID-19.
Nearly 1.6 million Hoosiers are now fully vaccinated.
Monday, April 19
Indiana is continuing to see a rise in its COVID-19 positivity rate. Officials reported the 7-day rate for all tests to be around 5.2%, while the rate for unique individuals is at 14%.
On Monday, the Indiana State Department of Health reported 770 new cases and three deaths. In total, Indiana has seen 708,779 COVID-19 cases and 12,818 deaths since the pandemic started.
More than 3.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered and 1,573,036 Hoosiers are fully vaccinated.
All U.S. adults are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and around half of the country's adults have received at least their first shot. For more information on where and how to get a vaccine. click here.
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