


Indiana’s coronavirus hospitalizations and new confirmed infections have slowed in recent weeks following steep increases that began in September and raised worries among health officials about
In state reporting Monday, Porter County reported two new deaths. Lake County, with the second most number of deaths in the state with 556, reported one.
Indiana hospitals had 2,967 coronavirus patients as of Sunday. The state’s hospitalizations fell below the 3,000 patients mark on Friday for the first time since Nov. 16. The COVID-19 hospitalizations have declined about 15% since peaking Nov. 30 but remain nearly four times higher than in September.
The newly recorded deaths raised Indiana’s toll to 7,404, including victims with both confirmed and presumed infections. With 89 coronavirus deaths, Dec. 11 has become the state’s deadliest single day.
In Lake County, 264 new cases were reported, bringing the county total to 37,301. Porter County, according to the state dashboard, added 91 new cases to bring the county total to 11,729.