Indiana COVID hospitalizations slip 27% from peak
Indiana health officials reported 57 additional deaths from COVID on Thursday, for a pandemic total of 20,856.
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COVID hospitalizations in Indiana down 23% from peak
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 remained below 3,000 on Tuesday since sinking under that mark on Jan. 27, according to numbers posted by the Indiana State Department of Health on Wednesday.
Indiana reports 131 more COVID deaths, but hospitalizations remain below 3,000
COVID-related hospitalizations have fallen 20.6% since reaching a pandemic high of 3,519 on Jan. 13.
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Indiana COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 3,000
The Indiana State Department of Health reported 108 additional deaths from COVID-19 on Friday, the fourth daily report in a row with more than 100 deaths.
Area residential real estate market sees rising sales, soaring prices in 2021
Sales of existing single-family homes in central Indiana slowed in December, but 2021 was a solid year for the residential real estate market despite high prices and shrinking inventories.
Indiana reports 104 more COVID deaths, drop in hospitalizations
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have fallen 16.8% since reaching a pandemic high of 3,519 on Jan. 13.
Indiana reports 129 more COVID-19 deaths, slight uptick in hospitalizations
The state said 87.8% of COVID test samples checked for their variant strain in January have been the Omicron variant while 12% were the Delta variant.
Indiana reports 134 more COVID deaths, uptick in hospitalizations
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19, which had fallen for four days in a row, rose to 3,204 on Monday, up from 3,137 the previous day.
Indiana’s unemployment rate continues descent, slipping to 2.7%
However, the state’s labor force participation rate also fell, drooping from 62.5% in November to 62.4% in December—a near-record low for at least the last 45 years.
Indiana’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 20,000
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have fallen for four days in a row and are down more than 10% since hitting a pandemic peak on Jan. 13, the Indiana State Department of Health reported Monday.
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New COVID-19 cases reach all-time high in Indiana
The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday also reported 95 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the official pandemic death toll to 19,992. On a more positive note, statewide hospitalizations dropped by more than 100.
Real estate exec Woodard seeks adaptive reuse for old fan factory
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Indiana reports 137 more COVID-19 deaths as cases climb past 1.5M
COVID-19-related hospitalizations rose from 3,492 on Tuesday to 3,506 on Wednesday, the second-highest mark of all time.
Statewide COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations increase to near-highs
Every county in Indiana was colored red on Wednesday on the state’s advisory-level map. Red is the highest level on the four-color map.
Ad agency Young & Laramore gets first new CEO in 25 years
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