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Indiana will launch a privately-run call center to take the lead on contact tracing for COVID-19 -- interviewing positive patients and finding out who they've been around to track the spread of the virus.

Angela Summers was shot about 4 p.m. Monday while she delivered mail on the city's east side, police said. She died at a hospital.

Gov. Eric Holcomb's loosened regulations were unveiled last week. Many retail businesses can now reopen in most of the state but only at 50 percent capacity.

Gov. Eric Holcomb says places of worship will serve as a "test or control group" under his reopening plan.

Gov. Eric Holcomb's five-stage plan to get the state up and running again took its second step Monday with some businesses able to reopen their doors for the first time in more than a month.

The Indiana State Department of Health reported 19 additional confirmed deaths on Monday, bringing the states total to 1,151. The state announced more than 20,000 total confirmed cases, with more than 113,000 Hoosiers tested.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst for many creatives to learn new skills and approaches to their crafts. WFYIs Jill Ditmire spoke over the phone with visual artist and commercial designer Omar Rashan about how he's making the most of the challenge -- for his business, his family, and his art.

As states move toward reopening their economies, officials are emphasizing the need to expand their capacity to test for COVID-19. But many say their efforts to ramp up testing are still being hampered by a shortage of supplies.

As many restaurants resumed in-person dining and some hair salons began reopening around Indiana on Monday, state officials said most businesses have been following restrictions imposed to slow the coronavirus spread.

From WFYI's Arts and Culture Desk, Jill Ditmire spoke with local historian and artist Angelina Fielding about her role in a service that provides free portraits by local artists to families who have lost a loved one to COVID-19.