Having COVID-19 may not make you immune to getting it again. During Wednesday’s briefing, State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box said that recent studies indicate that COVID-19 is like some other coronavirus illnesses, when it comes to immunity.
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A lack of air conditioning is creating challenges for Indiana’s COVID-19 testing. The state-sponsored sites run by OptumServe were initially set up in National Guard armories. The problem now, according to State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box, is that few if any of those buildings are air conditioned, and there are OSHA guidelines that have to be followed to keep the workers safe.
Continue readingIndiana will provide three million face masks to K-through-12 students. Indiana Economic Development Corporation Chief of Staff Luke Bosso says deliveries will start next Monday.
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More of Indiana’s COVID-19 tests are coming back positive. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says she’s concerned by the increase in overall COVID-19 infections.
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The number of Marshall County residents who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 has surpassed 400. Marshall County is up to 401 positive cases, according to Saturday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. That’s an increase of 10 from Friday.
Continue readingNine more Marshall County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total up to 393. That’s according to Friday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. Meanwhile, Pulaski County had four new positive cases, bringing the total up to 58. No new cases were reported in Starke County.
Continue readingCOVID-19 has left festival organizers with some difficult decisions to make. The Marshall County Blueberry Festival is just the latest local event to be canceled this year.
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The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says it’s overpaid certain Hoosiers’ unemployment benefits. Commissioner Fred Payne confirmed the overpayments during Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing, but didn’t give an exact amount.
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Indiana is offering help for renters who’ve lost income due to COVID-19. Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority Executive Director Jacob Sipe announced Wednesday that qualifying renters will be able to get up to $500 a month for four months, to help with past or ongoing rent payments.
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Indiana’s COVID-19 recovery remains on track, but that doesn’t mean that Hoosiers should go back to their pre-coronavirus behaviors. That was state officials’ message during Wednesday’s press conference.
Continue readingMarshall County residents are heading back to work. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development’s May report showed that over 2,300 more Marshall County residents were employed than the month before.
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Schools can now apply for grant funding to boost their remote learning capabilities. Indiana is distributing almost $62 million it received from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund as part of the federal CARES Act.
Continue readingThe Indiana State Department of Health continues reaching out to the Amish population as it responds to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the northern part of the state. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver says she met with local leaders and health officials in Elkhart and LaGrange counties Tuesday.
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Health officials continue urging parents not to let COVID-19 concerns leave their children vulnerable to preventable diseases. The drop in immunizations given during the pandemic is still a concern nationwide, according to State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box.
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Educators and health officials continue working on the “new normal” for Indiana’s schools. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says they’re having to think outside the box to keep students, teachers, and staff safe.
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Indiana’s K-through-12 schools will likely be spared from the state’s COVID-19 budget cuts. Governor Eric Holcomb is recommending moving ahead with the current K-through-12 budget, including planned increases.
Continue readingThe number of Hoosiers with active COVID-19 infections appears to be going down. The IU Fairbanks School of Public Health shared the preliminary results of the second phase of its study Wednesday.
Continue readingThe number of Hoosiers filing for unemployment benefits is down significantly from the peak in March. The week ending June 6, 23,604 initial unemployment claims were filed. That’s actually a slight increase from the week before but down from a peak of over 139,000 in March.
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The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will once again accept walk-in customers starting today. BMV Commissioner Peter Lacy says license branches are also back to their normal operating hours.
Continue readingThe number of Marshall County residents who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 has now surpassed 300. Marshall County’s case count is at 301, according to Sunday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. That’s an increase of 16 from the day before.
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