State health officials continue preparing for the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine. Indiana Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver noted Wednesday that Pfizer reported that its vaccine is about 95-percent effective, and they’re hearing similar results from the Moderna vaccine trials.
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The Plymouth Community School Corporation is switching to eLearning through Thanksgiving. Superintendent Andy Hartley confirms that Friday, Monday, and Tuesday will be eLearning days. In-person classes are expected to resume Monday, November 30.
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Another Marshall County resident has died as a result of COVID-19. That brings the county’s total number of deaths up to 39, according to Thursday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
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Indiana’s hospitals continue to struggle, amid the COVID-19 surge. The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state surpassed 3,000 for the first time this week.
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Governor Eric Holcomb says he and his wife Janet remain in good health, after several members of their security detail tested positive for COVID-19. During Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing, the governor said by phone that they’re following the directions of the state health commissioner and hunkering down.
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Marshall, Starke and Pulaski Counties remain in the orange level code classification on the State’s COVID-19 County Metrics Map.
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Culver Community School Corporation was COVID-19 free until Tuesday, November 17 when a staff member tested positive, according to Superintendent Karen Shuman.
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Governor Eric Holcomb is in quarantine, after several members of his security detail have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. A statement from the Governor’s Office Tuesday says Governor Holcomb and First Lady Janet Holcomb are considered close contacts, and State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box has advised them to quarantine.
Continue readingFour more people have died of COVID-19 in Marshall County, according to Tuesday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. That same report listed one additional COVID-19 death in Starke County.
Continue readingThe Indiana Department of Health announced Monday that 5,218 more people in the state have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Fifty of those residents recently diagnosed with COVID-19 are from Marshall County, 14 are from Starke County and three are from Pulaski County.
Continue readingState officials are urging Hoosiers to adjust their holiday plans to avoid the spread of COVID-19. During last week’s COVID-19 press conference, Governor Holcomb warned that the virus is often spread when family members and friends let their guards down.
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New COVID-19 cases continue to be reported in Marshall, Starke, and Pulaski counties. Another 59 Marshall County residents have tested positive, according to Sunday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health. That brings the county’s total to 2,452 since the pandemic began. Starke County had 19 new cases, bringing the total to 755. Four new cases were reported in Pulaski County for a new total of 324.
Continue readingIndiana’s record for newly-reported COVID-19 cases took another huge jump Saturday. Another 8,451 cases were reported by the Indiana Department of Health Saturday. That’s almost 1,800 more than previous single-day record set two days earlier. Almost 245,000 Hoosiers have tested positive since the pandemic began.
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The Town of Culver is reinstating several COVID-19 restrictions, amid the upsurge in cases. In an emergency meeting Friday, the town council agreed to once again declare a public health emergency.
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Hospitals are being forced to make adjustments, to try to maintain capacity amid the spike in COVID-19 cases.
Continue readingIndiana’s new restrictions on gatherings officially take effect Sunday morning at 12:01. An executive order outlining the new county-based measures and restrictions was signed by Governor Eric Holcomb Friday.
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Marshall County officials warn that COVID-19 has reached a critical state. County Health Officer Dr. Byron Holm told the county commissioners in an emergency meeting Friday that there were 612 active cases in the county as of Thursday, compared to just 40 four weeks ago.
Continue readingAnother Marshall County resident has died from COVID-19. That brings the county’s total number of coronavirus deaths to 34, according to Friday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
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Indiana’s new restrictions on gatherings will not apply to churches. Governor Eric Holcomb said Wednesday that churches will continue to be exempt as they were in the Back on Track plan, but he still urges congregations to take precautions.
Continue readingAs Indiana tightens COVID-19-related restrictions, it’s also providing funding to help local governments enforce them. Governor Eric Holcomb announced Wednesday that $20 million is being made available for enforcement and mitigation efforts.
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