Nearly one in five child care providers in Indiana say they are likely to permanently close in the future, according to a survey conducted by the Office for Early Childhood and Out of School Learning at the end of last year.

The Indiana Department of Health added 3,560 confirmed COVID-19 cases to the state's total Friday, raising it to 605,426. The cases were confirmed Jan. 21. It also added 49 COVID-19 deaths to the state's total, bringing it to 9,267. The deaths occurred between Dec. 22 and Jan. 21.

The limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines is causing tension as states roll out plans for who should get shots first, and school advocates in Indiana are pressing for more access for teachers.

The Trump administration's failure to produce a national stockpile of the COVID-19 vaccine is preventing Indiana from moving its vaccine distribution plan further forward.

Indiana surpassed 600,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases Thursday. While the state's daily case count has slowed down, so has its testing.

The Johnson County Health Department and Johnson Memorial Hospital received 957 already thawed Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines late last week. Officials had to act fast because that vaccine can be stored thawed for only up to five days under U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidance.

Indianapolis-based drugmaker Eli Lilly said Thursday its antibody drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in residents and staff of nursing homes and other long-term care locations.

Gov. Eric Holcomb and State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box will host a virtual media briefing to provide updates on COVID-19 and its impact on Indiana.

After setting more than a dozen COVID-19 records between October and December, Indiana has started the new year with significantly lower cases and deaths than those record-setting months.

The work that people in public health do is often not very visible. It's usually focused on long-term impacts like improving maternal health and encouraging flu shots. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. last spring, public health workers were thrown into the spotlight seemingly overnight. And this sudden shift has taken a huge toll on them.