The Indiana Department of Health added 912 COVID-19 cases to the state's total Monday bringing it to 1,011,197. That's an increase of 3,516 since the last update on Oct. 22. There were no confirmed COVID-19 deaths reported. The state's total stands at 15,980 -- an increase of 50 since the last update.

Seventy-eight organizations have been awarded grants, which comes from pandemic stimulus funding approved earlier this year by Congress.

Indiana surpasses 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases. Health officials grow concerned that hesitancy will play into other vaccines like the flu. And the state begins its rollout of booster shots.

The Indiana Department of Health announced Friday it will offer booster shots of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to eligible Hoosiers.

State lawmakers approved $150 million for the Student Learning Recovery Grant Program earlier this year, with the goal to fund out-of-school programs helping students make up for lost learning time during the pandemic – the 2021-22 school year is the third one disrupted by COVID-19.

Gov. Eric Holcomb is appealing a judge's ruling in his emergency powers lawsuit against the General Assembly.

It is unclear as to how the lions caught the virus. The zoo said all staff are vaccinated and no staff working in proximity to the cats were sick or showed signs of the virus.

Last winter saw a surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Health experts say there is reason to be hopeful this second pandemic winter will be different.

Indiana recently recorded its first flu death of the season. And the state has offered the flu vaccine at some of its COVID-19 vaccination sites, since the two can be taken together.

The COVID-19 pandemic along with the expiration of the eviction moratorium is expected to fuel a rise in bankruptcy filings at the beginning of 2022, according to an Indianapolis-based lawyer.