Articles tagged as: coronavirus
January 3, 2022
Coronavirus: State reports 12,000+ cases in one day, Holcomb 'blindsided' by Rokita comments
Indiana reports more than 12,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day. State health officials raise the alarm about Indiana’s overwhelmed hospitals. And Gov. Eric Holcomb said he was “stunned” by Attorney General Todd Rokita’s comments saying he “doesn’t believe any numbers any more.”
Read MoreDecember 30, 2021
Indiana reports 12,000+ new COVID-19 cases Thursday, shattering pandemic record
Indiana reported more than 12,000 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, setting a pandemic record on the heels of an increase in new cases and hospitalizations.
Read MoreDecember 30, 2021
As hospitalizations rise, industry leaders call on unvaccinated to get COVID-19 shot
Indiana business and hospital leaders called on unvaccinated people to get the shot after the state topped more than 3,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations this week.
Read MoreDecember 30, 2021
Indiana updates K-12 school guidance after CDC offers new COVID-19 isolation rules
Indiana officials updated guidance for K-12 schools after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new isolation guidelines for COVID-19 cases this week, and masking largely determines how long students have to stay home.
Read MoreDecember 30, 2021
How one small Iowa town continues to deal with the effects of a major COVID outbreak
Nationwide, COVID-19 disproportionately affected communities of color — in part because the U.S. relies on immigrant workers in food and agriculture.
Read MoreDecember 29, 2021
Meatpacking jobs are attractive to immigrants. COVID made the work even riskier
Immigrants make up an estimated 40 percent of the U.S. meat processing workforce. Last years wave of COVID outbreaks at meatpacking plants exposed many vulnerabilities among the industry's diverse workforce.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2021
Nearly two years into COVID, worker safety is still a concern at meatpacking plants
The coronavirus swept through the nations meat processing facilities in 2020. Nearly two years into the pandemic, many are still searching for answers and calling for change.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2021
Indiana surpasses 18,000 confirmed dead, 1.2 million confirmed COVID-19 cases
Indiana has added 1,000 new confirmed COVID-19 deaths to its total in a little more than three weeks, pushing the state past another grim milestone: 18,000 dead. The state also reported its most recent 100,000 new cases.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2021
Health experts preach COVID-19 precautions ahead of end-of-year winter holidays
Epidemiologists are preaching caution ahead of end-of-year winter holidays. This comes as the state reports high COVID-19 transmission, overwhelmed hospitals and its first case of omicron.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2021
Coronavirus: Indiana reports first omicron case, COVID-19 hospital census surpasses 3,000
Indiana reports its first case of the COVID-19 variant omicron. Epidemiologists and hospitals sound the alarm as hospitalizations rise across the state. And Hoosiers testify on the House Republican bill that would effectively ban employer vaccine mandates.
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