The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the flu vaccine for everyone 6 months of age and older, pregnant women, people age 65 and older, and people with certain chronic medical conditions.

Matthew Gutwein said he will resign, effective Sept. 30, as the president and CEO of the Health & Hospital Corp. of Marion County, which owns 78 Indiana nursing homes.

The Marion County health department will be stepping up fines for businesses that violate social distancing and mask requirements.

The new site will be at Eastern Star Church on Indianapolis east side, an area identified with a high number of COVID-19 cases.

The Marion County Emergency Operations Center is setting up a temporary morgue facility in preparation for the expected surge in COVID-19 patients.

The number of COVID-19 tests available in Indiana is steadily increasing, according to state health officials, but testing services remain limited to select groups of people.

Health officials in Indianapolis say a hard-to-kill intestinal parasite is showing up in swimming pools in Indiana's most-populous county.

Health officials say this has been the only confirmed human case of the virus in Marion County this year.

Covering Kids and Families of Health and Hospital Corporation is hosting its 18th annual Back to School Family Day on Saturday, July 28 from 8:30 a.m.-Noon in the parking lot of the Marion County Public Health Department, 3838 N. Rural St.

Each year, the health department's Mosquito Control program collects mosquitoes to test for the virus.