State sees 733 more COVID-19 cases, eight additional deaths
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose from 875 on Sunday to 891 on Monday.
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Indiana reports 1,327 more COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths
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Indiana reports highest daily COVID-19 case count since Feb. 20
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U.S. jobless claims plunge to 576,000, lowest since pandemic
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Indiana reports 20 more COVID-19 deaths, most since April 2
The Indiana State Department of Health on Wednesday reported 1,233 new COVID-19 cases, the seventh time in nine days that new reported cases have topped 1,000.
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Indiana moves past 700,000 COVID-19 cases
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UPDATE: State pauses use of J&J vaccine, switches to Moderna shot at mass vaccination clinic
Dr. Lindsay Weaver, chief medical officer for the state health department, said it was too early to say how long the pause would last, and whether it would cause a shortage or disruption in vaccines across Indiana.
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Indiana reports 908 new COVID-19 cases, rise in hospitalizations
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