Marshall, Pulaski County COVID-19 Numbers on Upward Trend

The number of positive Marshall County COVID-19 cases is now up to 80, which is an increase of six from Tuesday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health.  Pulaski County reported an additional positive case which inched that total to 40.  Starke County remains at 31 cases.  The numbers are reflective of the total number of cases recorded beginning in March. 

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State Health Commissioner Says Testing of All Nursing Home Residents Won’t Happen by End of Month

Indiana will not be able to test every resident of a long-term care facility for COVID-19 by the end of the month. “That would be over 100,000 individuals by the end of the month, and I can assure you, unfortunately, that is not going to happen,” State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box said during Wednesday’s press conference. “But we are working to make sure that we are testing all of our employees of long-term care facilities.”

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