Indiana's maternal mortality rate ranks near the bottom when compared to other states, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 60 percent of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable.

Some states are using COVID-19 infection rates to decide whether a school should resume classroom teaching or offer remote learning options -- so far Indiana does not.

Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box rebuffed questions Tuesday about providing more specific information about COVID-19 outbreaks at nursing homes.

Kristina Box, an Indianapolis-based OB-GYN, will fill the position left vacant earlier this month when former health commissioner Jerome Adams became U.S. Surgeon General.