State sees more virus deaths, hospitalizations jump
July 29, 2020By The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — State health officials added 18 more coronavirus-related deaths to Indiana’s pandemic total Tuesday as the state also reported a sharp increase in the number of people hospitalized with the respiratory infection caused by the virus.
Indiana hospitals were treating 907 patients with COVID-19 as of Monday, a jump of 72 from a day earlier and the most since early June, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. Indiana's COVID-19 hospitalizations have grown by about 50% since late June, while the seven-day average of newly recorded coronavirus infections has more than doubled during that time to about 800 cases.
Gov. Eric Holcomb cited those trends when he announced a statewide face mask mandate that took effect Monday.
Most of the new COVID-19 fatalities occurred since Thursday, pushing Indiana’s total to 2,924, including confirmed and presumed cases, since the state’s first death was recorded in mid-March, the health department said.
Indiana hospitals had 303 COVID-19 patients in their intensive care units on Monday. That patient number was about one-third of the state’s coronavirus ICU peak in April but it's grown by nearly 40% since the beginning of July.
More on DuboisCountyHerald.com
-
McCarty retires from full-time photography
As a boy, Bob McCarty saw the world through a varied lens. He used the camera lens to display... -
Williams to lead Cedar Crest
Cassie (Gehlhausen) Williams will be Cedar Crest Intermediate School’s principal next school year. -
1 death, 3 new COVID-19 cases recorded
The Indiana State Department of Health reported three new COVID-19 cases in Dubois County on Friday. -
Lichlyter helped others through benefits
Don Lichlyter was known for the dozens of benefits and fundraisers he organized for people... -
County records 1 new COVID-19 case
The Indiana State Department of Health reported one new COVID-19 case in Dubois County on Thursday. -
County sees 3 new COVID-19 cases
The Indiana State Department of Health reported three new COVID-19 cases in Dubois County on... -
No new COVID-19 cases reported in county
The Indiana State Department of Health didn't report any new COVID-19 cases in Dubois County on... -
Exhibits see new success at cultural center
In the two months after the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center opened, the Jasper Community Arts side...