Articles tagged as: COVID-19
October 22, 2020
Indiana Reports Daily High Of Nearly 3K New COVID-19 Cases
The 2,880 new infections reported by the Indiana State Department of Health topped the 2,521 new infections the agency reported Saturday that had been Indiana's daily high of newly reported cases.
Read MoreOctober 21, 2020
Holcomb Defensive About COVID-19 Response As Virus Spread Worsens
Indiana's average number of new COVID-19 cases has more than doubled since Gov. Eric Holcomb moved the state to Stage 5 four weeks ago and withdrew almost all restrictions.
Read MoreOctober 21, 2020
Indiana's Rise In COVID-19 Cases Challenges Leaders Trying To Keep Schools Open
Indiana is one of several states seeing a new wave of COVID-19 cases with some counties getting hit harder than others, and the rising numbers are creating additional challenges for schools struggling to stay open.
Read MoreOctober 21, 2020
State Deploys Resources To Nursing Homes As COVID-19 Cases Surge
Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Wednesday the state will devote significant resources to nursing homes across Indiana in the next few weeks.
Read MoreOctober 21, 2020
Higher-Risk Locations For COVID-19 Spread Double In Indiana
Forty of Indiana's 92 counties were placed in orange or red levels under the agencys color-coded weekly tracking map update, while 22 counties were at those levels last week.
Read MoreOctober 20, 2020
Indiana Clerk Refuses To Wear Mask While Administering Polls
Fountain County Clerk Paula Copenhaver said she will "not be part of the government overreach" and contends social distancing and hand sanitizer are enough.
Read MoreOctober 20, 2020
Indiana Adds 48 Virus Deaths As Hospitalizations Also Grow
State health officials on Tuesday added 48 coronavirus-related deaths to Indiana's toll, which has growing faster over the past month along with new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.
Read MoreOctober 20, 2020
States Finalizing Plans To Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine
The Indiana State Department of Health released its interim draft on Tuesday and -- similar to other states -- will follow a phased approach. The department says the first recipients of a COVID-19 vaccine will be healthcare workers.
Read MoreOctober 20, 2020
Indiana Unemployment Rate Falls, But So Does Labor Force
Despite the encouraging sign, the labor force -- defined as the number of people working, or looking for work -- shrunk significantly.
Read MoreOctober 19, 2020
Why COVID-19 Cases Are Spiking Across The Midwest
Now that summer is over and temperatures are dipping across the Midwest, people are headed indoors, some experts fear the already striking rise in cases is the beginning of another wave of COVID-19.
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