Another Marshall County resident has died while positive for COVID-19. The death occurred Tuesday, according to Friday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. That brings the county’s total number of COVID-19 deaths up to 108. Another nine positive cases were reported in Marshall County, while Starke County had another four.
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Indiana’s state health commissioner is warning Hoosiers not to behave as if the pandemic is over. “We have said before that we are in a race between the vaccine and the variants. Unfortunately, right now, the variants are picking up steam,” Dr. Kris Box said during Wednesday’s press conference. “Indiana has now reported 137 cases of the U.K. B.1.1.7 variant.”
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Children as young as 12 could be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by the summer. Indiana Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver says Pfizer plans to seek an FDA emergency use authorization soon.
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Thirteen more people in Marshall County and six more people in Starke County have tested positive with COVID-19, according to Thursday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. There were no new cases reported in Pulaski County.
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Governor Eric Holcomb is moving ahead with the process of lifting the statewide mask mandate. The governor signed an executive order Wednesday that removes the mask requirement in most circumstances starting on Tuesday, April 6. But during Wednesday’s press conference, Holcomb said he’ll keep an eye on the potential need going forward.
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Twenty-one thousand Hoosiers signed up for a COVID-19 vaccine in the first 30 minutes after the state expanded eligibility Wednesday. During Wednesday’s press conference, State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box said that number was up to 96,000 by noon.
Continue readingMarshall County and Pulaski County are in the blue category, while Starke County is in the yellow category on the state’s updated county metrics map that measures community spread of COVID-19.
Continue readingMarshall County reported three additional cases of COVID-19 in Tuesday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. There were no new COVID-19 cases in Starke County and there were no additional cases in Pulaski County in that report.
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Marshall County’s unemployment rate continues to tick higher. The February unemployment rate was 3.9 percent, according to the latest report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Continue readingThe number of new cases of COVID-19 in the area remains low, according to Monday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
Continue readingThere were 20 new COVID-19 cases reported in the tri-county area, according to Sunday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
Continue readingOne more person in Marshall County has died of COVID-19, according to Saturday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
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Indiana’s state health commissioner is urging Hoosiers not to let their guards down when traveling for spring break. Dr. Kris Box says it’s important to wear a mask and take the same precautions you do at home, when you go out of state.
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Yes, the COVID-19 pandemic that has taken the lives of more than 12,000 Hoosiers is deadlier than the typical flu. That’s according to State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box.
Continue readingMore people in the state are testing positive with COVID-19, according to Friday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
Continue readingIndiana plans to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 and older next Wednesday, but it might take a while before they actually get the vaccine. The increase in eligible Hoosiers will likely exceed the increase in available doses next week, but State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says she expects the state to have enough vaccine for everyone who wants it by May.
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Efforts are underway to make sure Hoosiers experiencing homelessness aren’t left out of the vaccine distribution. Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Dr. Jennifer Sullivan says the state has been connecting shelters with local health departments, hospitals, and health centers.
Continue readingSix more people in Marshall County and one more person in Starke County have tested positive with COVID-19, according to Thursday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. Pulaski County did not have any new cases for the second day in a row.
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It may soon be easier to visit loved ones in hospitals. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says her department has been working with the Indiana Hospital Association to bring their visitation policies closer to normal, if conditions allow.
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Indiana may be easing its COVID-19 restrictions in the coming weeks, but the state health commissioner cautions that the pandemic is far from over. Dr. Kris Box says the number of cases of the more infectious U.K. B.1.1.7 variant is now up to 73 in Indiana, and the state’s positivity rate has risen slightly in the past week.
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