INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's latest surge in COVID-19 infections has pushed hospitalizations and intensive care unit treatments for the illness to levels last seen in January.
The state health department on Tuesday added 57 coronavirus deaths over the past week to the state's pandemic toll, including 20 on Saturday and 17 on Sunday.
Indiana hospitals were treating 1,956 patients for COVID-19 as of Monday — a nearly 30% jump in one week and up almost five times for the state's level in early July.
The Indiana Hospital Association said last week that the dramatic increase in hospitalizations was straining health care workers and causing some hospitals to reschedule non-emergency surgeries.
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