Throughout the pandemic, federal estimates show about half of Hoosier employers told workers not to work at some point.

Indianapolis City leaders gave an update on Marion County COVID-19 numbers Thursday.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over the last seven days, Indiana's new cases per 100,000 residents puts it third worst in the country behind only North Dakota and Rhode Island.

Republican House Speaker Todd Huston of Fishers has tested positive for COVID-19 and has had mild symptoms of the respiratory disease, his office said Thursday.

When Indiana depleted a trust fund that pays unemployment benefits earlier this year, it started getting advances from the federal government to continue payments.

State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box said the surgery restrictions will allow hospitals to shift health care workers to help care for patients with COVID-19.

Indiana officials say the state expects to get about 55,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine next week, with further amounts still unknown.

Gov. Eric Holcomb says Indiana hospitals must postpone or reschedule non-emergency surgeries for the next few weeks as COVID-19's surge worsens statewide.

For many mothers giving birth during the pandemic, pregnancy has not gone as planned. To learn about these experiences, a pair of researchers is collecting pandemic birth stories from across the country.

Nearly 45 percent -- 2,719 -- of the state's total deaths occurred since the state moved to Stage 5 of its reopening plan.