The Indiana Department of Health reported 124 deaths due to COVID-19 on Tuesday, pushing the state’s death toll to more than 6,000.
The deaths, which occurred between Nov. 19 and Dec. 7, push the number of deaths due to the virus to 6,109. The department also reported 5,457 new positive cases.
Indiana’s 7-day positivity rate among unique individuals stands at 27.6 percent.
More data can be found on the state’s coronavirus dashboard here.
Also Tuesday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer asked for flags to be lowered to half-staff for ten days to honor 10,000 lives lost to the virus in that state.
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The leading cause of death in Indiana for 2017, per the CDC, was 14,000 people who died from heart disease. Don’t let the news blow things out of proportion.