While younger people typically have less severe symptoms of COVID-19, State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box warns that they aren’t without risk. During Wednesday’s briefing, Box noted that children and young adults make up an increasing share of the state’s cases.
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The additional number of Indiana residents diagnosed with COVID-19 was listed at 624 in Wednesday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health which brings the state’s overall case total to 107,809.
Continue readingThe number of COVID-19 cases in Marshall County and in Starke County increased slightly from Monday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
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New COVID-19 cases continue to be reported in Marshall, Starke, and Pulaski counties. Another seven Marshall County residents have tested positive, according to Monday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. That brings the county’s total to 965.
Continue readingMore positive COVID-19 cases were reported in Marshall, Starke and Pulaski Counties as well as 1,249 cases in the state, according to Sunday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
Continue readingSeven new cases of COVID-19 were recorded locally in Saturday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. Of those cases, Marshall County had four for a new total of 951, Starke County had two for a new overall total of 223, and Pulaski County had one for a cumulative total of 107.
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A study into the prevalence of COVID-19 in Indiana is about to enter its third phase, and State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box is urging selected residents to take part.
Continue readingNew positive COVID-19 cases were reported in Marshall, Starke and Pulaski Counties on Friday.
Continue readingProgress continues on a new dashboard to let residents track the number of COVID-19 cases in Indiana schools. But giving people the information they want without giving school officials a lot of extra work has been a bit of a challenge, according to State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box.
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The Indiana State Department of Health is getting ready for a COVID-19 vaccine. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says state health officials are scheduled to meet with the CDC today to discuss the official rollout.
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Hoosiers receiving unemployment could start getting their extra $300 in the next couple of weeks. Those getting at least $100 a week in unemployment insurance will get another $300 a week in federal funding, as part of the Lost Wage Assistance program.
Continue readingIndiana is expected to add another 95 COVID-19 testing sites in the next few weeks. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box announced Wednesday that her department is using CARES Act funding to provide grants to help local health departments boost testing efforts.
Continue readingThe number of positive COVID-19 cases in Marshall County and in Pulaski County increased slightly, according to Wednesday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
Continue readingThere’s increasing evidence that those who get COVID-19 can get it again, according to State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box.
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The number of COVID-19 cases in Indiana has now surpassed 100,000. The Indiana State Department of Health reported almost 600 new cases statewide Monday. Locally, Marshall County had four new cases for a total of 931, while the number of cases in Starke County increased by two, bringing the total to 217.
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While most students at the Union-North United School Corporation will move to hybrid learning Tuesday, fourth graders will have to continue with virtual learning for at least another two weeks.
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Another Marshall County resident has tested positive for COVID-19. That brings the county’s total up to 927, out of more than 10,000 residents who’ve been tested, according to Sunday’s update from the Indiana State Department of Health. No new cases were reported in Starke or Pulaski counties.
Continue readingTen more Marshall County residents have tested positive for COVID-19. That brings the county’s total up to 926, according to Saturday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. The county’s seven-day positivity rate is 1.3 percent, according to the state’s calculations, but that rate increases to seven percent when limited to unique individuals.
Continue readingSix more Marshall County residents have tested positive for COVID-19. That means 916 of the county’s residents have tested positive for the coronavirus since March, according to Friday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. Starke County added one positive case for a total of 215.
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