Indiana reports 522 new coronavirus cases, 6 more deaths

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana has reported 522 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total to 47,432, state health officials said on Saturday.

In a news release, the state's health department also said that an additional six people have died from COVID-19, bringing the total to 2,494 confirmed coronavirus deaths in Indiana. Health officials say another 193 deaths are probably linked to the virus in the state. Those so-called probable deaths are those deaths based on clinical diagnosis of patients who did not have a positive test on record.

The health department also reported that the intensive care unit and ventilator capacity remained steady. As of Saturday, nearly 41 % of ICU beds and 84 % of ventilators remained available.

The health department reported that a total of 512,288 coronavirus tests had been conducted as of Saturday, an increase of about 8,000 in one day.

Earlier in the week, Gov. Eric Holcomb decided this past week to keep capacity limits in place for restaurants, bars and entertainment venues until at least July 18 because of what he said were concerns about a possible increase in coronavirus cases across the state even though deaths and hospitalizations have dropped significantly over the past month.