Articles tagged as: coronavirus
August 20, 2021
Colleges Preparing Nursing Graduates For Stressful Work Environment
The COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful on everyone, but health care workers may be affected more than anyone. Some nurses are burnt out and planning to leave the profession. Meanwhile, colleges are preparing new graduates to take their place — and deal with the pressures of the job.
Read MoreAugust 20, 2021
Indiana Sees 62,000 Wasted COVID-19 Doses As Shot Rate Slows
Indiana health officials have counted about 62,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines being tossed out in recent months as the number of people seeking the shots has fallen drastically.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2021
Indiana Records Highest Single-Day COVID-19 Cases Since First Full Vaccination
With lagging vaccination uptake and the delta variant’s appearance in late June, cases have skyrocketed again.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2021
Indiana Hospitals Urge Vaccinations As COVID Cases Increase
The statewide patient count -- which two weeks ago was fewer than 1,000 -- prompted the Indiana Hospital Association to issue a warning and call for those who aren't yet vaccinated to do so immediately.
Read MoreAugust 18, 2021
Fort Wayne Mayor Says He Has Mild COVID-19 Illness
Mayor Tom Henry's office said he would be isolated for several days and remain in communication from home with other officials in Indiana’s second-largest city.
Read MoreAugust 17, 2021
Holcomb Backing Indiana Schools On Face Mask Mandates
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb gave his support Monday to the growing number of school districts across the state issuing mask mandates for students and staff as they try to head off more COVID-19 outbreaks.
Read MoreAugust 17, 2021
Hospital Cyberattacks: More Frequent, Severe As Pandemic Continues
On Aug. 4, Indianapolis-based Eskenazi Health experienced a ransomware attack, halting access to electronic medical records and requiring ambulances to bypass the city's safety net hospital.
Read MoreAugust 16, 2021
Indiana Agency Struggling With Unemployment Appeals Backlog
The agency started August with more than 17,000 pending appeals after peaking with nearly 22,000 such appeals in January. Only California, Texas and Virginia -- states with much larger populations -- had more unsettled cases.
Read MoreAugust 16, 2021
Indiana Hits 800,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, Amid August Surge
From mid-April to July, Indiana averaged more than 600 new cases per day, but in the first half of August, it has averaged more than 2,000 new cases per day.
Read MoreAugust 16, 2021
More Indiana Schools Requiring Masks As COVID-19 Cases Climb
In the last week, 1,452 new COVID-19 cases were recorded among K-12 students in the state -- four times more than the previous week, according to Monday's update posted on the Indiana Department of Health's coronavirus dashboard.
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