Indiana’s tighter COVID-19 restrictions officially take effect Sunday. The new executive order from Governor Eric Holcomb removes the option for local health departments to allow gatherings larger than 50 people in counties coded orange and 25 people in counties coded red.
However, K-12 extracurricular and co-curricular events, plus recreational, college, and professional sports may all be allowed to continue, each with their own set of restrictions on spectators. Starting next Wednesday, hospitals will be required to postpone non-emergent procedures performed in an in-patient setting until after January 3, if the delay doesn’t pose a significant risk.
Counties still have the option to impose additional restrictions. In Pulaski County, for example, the health officer has decided to suspend indoor dining.
Holcomb officially signed the executive order Thursday, a day after announcing the updates during his weekly COVID-19 briefing. It remains in effect until January 3.
