Vaccines can’t be given to youngsters unless they’ve been tested in their age group—a major hurdle in efforts to reopen schools and resume more normal activities that are critical to families’ well-being.
New COVID-19 cases reported by the Indiana State Department of Health have exceeded 1,500 in 13 of the past 14 days.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday told fellow Republicans that he has warned the White House not to divide GOP legislators by sealing a $2 trillion relief deal with Democrats before the election
Though the details can be mind-numbingly technical, the stakes are high: If widely adopted, the standards could give Americans a sense of certainty and perhaps more confidence to return to offices, classrooms and public spaces next year.
Indiana Office of Management and Budget Director Cris Johnston said, as of Oct. 15, the administration had either already spent or committed to spending about $1.7 billion of the $2.4 billion the state received from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund
Central Indiana builders saw a huge rush of business last month from people who want new homes, resulting in the biggest month for single-family building permit filings since August 2006.
Indiana has reported an increase of 357 deaths so far in October, already topping the numbers in each of the previous three months.
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living released a report Monday that said the United States is beginning to see a third spike of new COVID cases in nursing homes due to the increased community spread among the general population.
Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell—who has rejected spending the enormous sums Pelosi and Mnuchin are discussing—announced the Senate will be voting Tuesday and Wednesday on much more targeted bills.
Spokeswoman Valerie Warycha confirmed Friday that Secretary of State Connie Lawson contacted the clerk to ask her to wear a mask, but did not issue a mandate because she does not have the authority.
People have incrementally returned to the skies, but in far fewer numbers than normal. The seven-day average as of Sunday was 871,513, or 35.6% of the equivalent week last year.
The United States, India and Brazil are reporting by far the highest numbers of cases, but the global increase in recent weeks has been driven by a surge in Europe.
More Americans than ever obtained a basic bank account in 2019, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Monday. But data was gathered before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
Purdue University Head Football Coach Jeff Brohm has joined a growing list of college football coaches to test positive for the virus.
Hospitalizations in Indiana due to COVID-19 were 1,373 as of Sunday, down from 1,387 on Saturday. Saturday’s number marked the highest number since May 6.
The highly rated restaurant, which opened in a century-old barn more than six years ago, plans to close for good on Nov. 1.
Indiana has reported 142 COVID-19 deaths in the past week, an average of 20.3 per day, up from 117, or 16.7 per day, in the previous week.
Teachers and students have had to adapt to the guidelines put in place due to the pandemic, but social distancing and not sharing supplies can pose a unique challenge for classes like science that have labs typically done with partners or in groups.
COVID-19 cases in Indiana have hit record numbers for three straight days. The seven-day moving average for cases rose to 1,799.
The two challengers to Holcomb’s reelection bid split on whether he’s been too passive in attacking the virus spread or that he’s trampled people’s rights.
