The Daily Reformer
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) reported 24,349 additional Hoosiers are now fully vaccinated as of Friday.
To date, 1,561,705 first doses of the two-dose vaccine have been administered and 1,042,768 individuals are fully vaccinated.
ISDH said the fully vaccinated number includes individuals who have received a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines and those who received the single Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
ISDH also reported 1,136 more positive coronavirus cases and announced 20 additional confirmed COVID-19 deaths Friday.
The latest ISDH dashboard data indicates the state’s 7-day all-test positivity rate of 3.4%, with a cumulative rate of 9.3% positive.
Since the start of the pandemic, ISDH has reported 682,099 total positive cases and 12,576 total deaths in Indiana. There are also 406 probable COVID-19 deaths.
As of March 22 the ISDH County Metric map shows 66 in Blue, 25 in Yellow, 1 in Orange and 0 in Red. 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 637 total COVID-19 patients: 418 confirmed and 219 under investigation.
ISDH says 34.2% of ICU beds and 81.5% of ventilators are available across the state.
Hoosiers aged 40 and older, along with healthcare workers, long-term care residents and first responders who are regularly called to the scene of an emergency to render medical assistance, are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. To schedule, visit Ourshot.In.Gov or call 211 if you do not have access to a computer or require assistance.
To find testing sites around the state, visit Coronavirus.In.Gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.
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