Another COVID-19 death has been added to both Starke and Marshall counties’ counts. A Marshall County resident died on Christmas Eve, according to Friday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. That brings the county’s total confirmed death count up to 69. Meanwhile, Starke County’s 39th COVID-19 death occurred on Wednesday.
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The Indiana Department of Health is keeping an eye out for the new, more contagious strain of COVID-19. During state officials’ press conference Tuesday, State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box said her department “is appropriately respectful” of the fact that the strain exists and appears to be more infectious.
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Starke County has reported its 38th COVID-19 death. It happened Saturday, according to Thursday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health. Starke County also reported 37 new cases of COVID-19, its second-highest single-day increase of the pandemic. Almost 1,500 Starke County residents have had the coronavirus since the pandemic began.
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The proposed $600 coronavirus stimulus payment was “just right” to get a relief bill passed, according to Senator Todd Young, but President Trump says that figure is “ridiculously low.”
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Not only will Indiana National Guardsmen remain in long-term care facilities through the end of February, but they’ll also be allowed to administer COVID-19 vaccines. The deployment was set to expire at the end of the month, but on Tuesday, Governor Holcomb announced an extension.
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Starke County has reverted back to orange status on the state’s County Metrics Map while Pulaski County elevated back to red status. Marshall County remains at the orange level. The County Metrics Map is updated every Wednesday and reflects data in terms of the level of community spread of COVID-19 from the previous Monday through Sunday.
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Indiana’s state health commissioner is apologizing, after a software error apparently resulted in incorrect COVID-19 positivity rates being reported.
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More than 33,000 Hoosiers had gotten their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Tuesday morning, and thousands more are expected to get it each day. During Tuesday’s COVID-19 briefing, Indiana Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver said the state received 55,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Friday and another 39,000 on Monday.
Continue readingThree more residents in Starke County have died from COVID-19 which occurred on December 16 and December 19, according to Tuesday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. That same report shows another COVID-19 death in Pulaski County on December 20 and one more in Marshall County on December 12.
Continue readingAnother Marshall County resident died of COVID-19. The county’s total number of COVID-19 deaths is now 66.
Continue readingHealth officials are urging residents to take steps to avoid spreading COVID-19 to their families this Christmas. During last week’s COVID-19 briefing, State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box said the safest option is to celebrate virtually or with members of your own household.
Continue readingThree more people have died of COVID-19 in Marshall County, according to Sunday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
Continue readingThe number of new cases in the tri-county area was lower than they have been in the past several days.
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Hoosiers are being urged to follow through with their counties’ COVID-19 restrictions, even if community spread starts to decrease. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says her office has talked extensively with local health departments about when they may move to a lower level of restriction, as outlined in the governor’s executive order.
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Indiana may end up using much of its remaining COVID-19 relief funding from the federal government to help pay off what it already owes the federal government. This week, state officials committed to using at least $400 million of the remaining $650 million in CARES Act money to replenish the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund.
Continue readingTwo more local residents have died of COVID-19, according to Friday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
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Among the frontline health care workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine this week were about 200 members of the Indiana National Guard, even though many of them may be leaving the state’s long-term care facilities in the coming weeks.
Continue readingScenes of Hoosier health care workers getting their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine drew an emotional reaction from State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box Wednesday.
Continue readingIndiana is taking its contact tracing efforts online. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says, starting this week, Hoosiers will have the option to complete their contact tracing interviews online.
Continue readingPulaski County moved back to the orange code this week on the state’s County Metrics Map. Marshall County remains at the orange level, but Starke County elevated to a red status.
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