(Indianapolis, IN) - Indiana has seen a noticeable increase in people hospitalized by COVID-19.

According to the Indiana State Department of Health, just over 900 people in the state were hospitalized with the virus on Monday.  That’s about a 50 percent increase from a month ago, officials said.  And,18 more people have died statewide.

Total deaths statewide are just over 2900, according to the ISDH.