A technical glitch may have been making it take longer for Hoosiers to get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment. Those who used the “find next available appointment” option were sometimes reportedly directed to a later date, even though earlier appointments were actually available.
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The idea of churches not requiring face masks is drawing concern from the state health commissioner. During Wednesday’s press conference, Dr. Kris Box noted that there may still be some high-risk individuals who haven’t been vaccinated yet.
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The Indiana Department of Health announced Friday that 973 additional people in the state have been diagnosed with COVID-19 with 11 of those people in Marshall County, one person in Starke County and two people in Pulaski County.
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With COVID-19 cases down and vaccinations on the rise, Governor Eric Holcomb is planning an announcement about Indiana’s path forward.
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Hoosiers struggling to pay their rent due to COVID-19 can now apply for more help from the state. Applications are now being accepted for the Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance Program, according to Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority Executive Director Jacob Sipe.
Continue readingAnother person in Marshall County and one more person in Starke County have died from COVID-19, according to Thursday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
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The USDA is taking steps to make it easier for kids to keep getting free meals throughout the summer. Officials announced this week that a number of COVID-19-related waivers that were in place until the end of June have now been extended through September.
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It may soon be easier to visit loved ones in long-term care facilities. State and federal health officials separately announced Wednesday that they’re easing visitation restrictions.
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Indiana teachers will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine at any vaccination site in the state starting Monday. It’s been available to educators at pharmacies taking part in the federal vaccination program for the past few days.
Continue readingMarshall County remains in the blue status on the state’s weekly County Metrics Map in terms of the community spread of COVID-19 while Starke County and Pulaski County are in the yellow status this week.
Continue readingEight more people in Marshall County have tested positive with COVID-19, while there were no new cases reported in Starke County or in Pulaski County in Tuesday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
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Indiana is reporting its smallest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases in six months. Another 480 cases were reported in Monday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health. That brings the state’s total to almost 668,000.
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New COVID-19 cases are in the single digits in local counties. Marshall County had five new cases for a total of 5,456, according to Sunday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. Pulaski County had two new cases for a new total of 1,078. Starke County added one more case, pushing the total to 1,900.
Continue readingA year after Indiana reported its first COVID-19 case, the number of Hoosiers fully vaccinated against the virus has now surpassed the number of cases. Almost 678,000 Hoosiers are now considered fully vaccinated, according to Saturday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. More than 1.1 million have gotten at least one dose.
Continue readingToday marks one year since Indiana reported its first case of COVID-19. It was on the morning of Friday, March 6, 2020 when state officials announced that a Marion County resident who had recently traveled to Boston had tested positive for the coronavirus. A week later, schools began to close, and a couple weeks after that, Indiana was under a stay-at-home order.
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Governor Eric Holcomb got his COVID-19 vaccine Friday. The governor joined a number of other elected officials in getting the shot at the drive-through mass vaccination site set up at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Continue readingNew COVID-19 cases continue to be reported in Marshall, Starke, and Pulaski counties. Marshall County had another nine, while Starke and Pulaski counties each had two, according to Friday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health.
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While some states are lifting their mask mandates, Governor Holcomb wants Indiana to continue on its current path. “In regards to Texas and Mississippi . . . good on them,” Holcomb said during Wednesday’s COVID-19 press conference. “They’ve got great leaders. But I’m looking at very local information. I’m very Indiana-centric about this, and I’m really happy about the path that we’re on to get to that light at the end of the tunnel.”
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Health officials want to vaccinate people as soon as possible, but some Hoosiers remain hesitant. “We are in a race between the vaccine and the variants, and we want the vaccine to win,” Indiana Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver said during Wednesday’s COVID-19 press conference.
Continue readingNearly 20 additional people in the tri-county area have tested positive with COVID-19, according to Thursday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
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