Indiana reported its first pediatric flu death this season as flu cases and hospitalizations continue to rise.

As of the week ending Dec. 3, Indiana had recorded 24 influenza deaths this season. The state's first pediatric flu death of the season was recorded last week, the Indiana Department of Health said.

The Indiana Black and Minority Health Fair concluded its activities Sunday afternoon. The fair attracted visitors from across Indiana and out of state.

The 2022 Indiana Black and Minority Health Fair will offer a range of free health services like blood work, breast exams, dental check-ups and childhood immunizations.

Indigenous tribes from across the U.S. and Canada sent representatives to perform dances, showcasing traditional regalia and singing or making music in drum groups.

Indiana schools reported more new COVID-19 cases last week than at any previous time during the pandemic.

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

A spike from Thanksgiving would likely show up in the states COVID-19 data a couple weeks after the holiday.

Nearly a quarter of Indiana's counties are now listed in the highest-risk category of coronavirus spread as Wednesdays update from the state health department showed a 60 percent increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in just two weeks.

The Indiana State Department of Health reported Thursday its 4,000th death since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. After a late summer lull, the rate has picked up as cases have increased.