Delaware County's COVID cases up 50.7%; Indiana cases surge 40.8%

Mike Stucka
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New coronavirus cases leaped in Indiana in the week ending Sunday, May 15, rising 40.8% as 6,749 cases were reported. The previous week had 4,793 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Indiana ranked 31st among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States increased 21.4% from the week before, with 605,127 cases reported. With 2.02% of the country's population, Indiana had 1.12% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 47 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.

Delaware County reported 107 cases and one death in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 71 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 25,113 cases and 444 deaths.

Randolph County reported three cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported minus two cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 5,913 cases and 148 deaths.

Henry County reported 24 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 23 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 13,055 cases and 231 deaths.

Blackford County reported three cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported zero cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 3,118 cases and 69 deaths.

Jay County reported eight cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported three cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 4,866 cases and 78 deaths.

Within Indiana, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Monroe County with 211 cases per 100,000 per week; Vermillion County with 206; and Tippecanoe County with 203. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.

Adding the most new cases overall were Lake County, with 829 cases; Marion County, with 761 cases; and Hamilton County, with 562. Weekly case counts rose in 74 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week's pace were in Lake, Marion and Hamilton counties.

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Indiana ranked 46th among states in share of people receiving at least one shot, with 61.5% of its residents at least partially vaccinated. The national rate is 77.7%, a USA TODAY analysis of CDC data shows. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which are the most used in the United States, require two doses administered a few weeks apart.

In the week ending Wednesday, Indiana reported administering another 38,152 vaccine doses, including 4,746 first doses. In the previous week, the state administered 43,295 vaccine doses, including 5,104 first doses. In all, Indiana reported it has administered 9,542,620 total doses.

Across Indiana, cases fell in 15 counties, with the best declines in Tippecanoe County, with 397 cases from 435 a week earlier; in Jennings County, with 14 cases from 28; and in LaGrange County, with 6 cases from 14.

In Indiana, 22 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 27 people were reported dead.

A total of 1,713,834 people in Indiana have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 23,636 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 82,468,606 people have tested positive and 999,602 people have died.

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Indiana's COVID-19 hospital admissions rising

USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, May 15.

Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:

  • Last week: 856

  • The week before that: 635

  • Four weeks ago: 502

Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:

  • Last week: 49,753

  • The week before that: 44,912

  • Four weeks ago: 37,527

Hospitals in 45 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 29 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 41 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.

The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: Delaware County reported 107 additional COVID-19 cases this week