The Indiana State Department of Health says it continues to reach out to Amish communities about COVID-19 precautions. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box gave an update during Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing.
“Our team is actually having a meeting today with all of the counties up there that do have larger Amish populations and actually partnering with the Indiana Thrombophilia and Hemophilia Society group here because they have very good relationships and work with the population very closely,” Box explained.
Box said the state’s offer of testing still stands, but people don’t always take them up on it. “Again, we have talked about larger gatherings that the Amish tend to have, which are faith-based gatherings that they have, even when they have large weddings,” Box added. “So that is something that we just want to continue to educate and support with the availability of testing.”
Many of Indiana’s Amish communities are in counties that have seen large increases in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
