Women, minorities, the young and the less educated will probably be the hardest hit by what consultant firm McKinsey & Co. foresees in a new report as an unprecedented hollowing out of low-wage work in retail, hospitality and other industries.
The Indiana State Department of Health said 3,640 new individuals were tested for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the lowest number since May 13.
The neighborhood will receive about $3.5 million in funding over the next three years from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Home Investment Partnership Program and the Community Development Block Grant program.
The figures underscore that the job market has stalled, with employers having added a mere 49,000 jobs in January after cutting workers in December.
Minorities suffered the biggest impact, with Black Americans losing nearly three years and Hispanics nearly two years, according to preliminary estimates Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Indiana health officials said Wednesday they hope to begin offering vaccines sometime next week to the 60-64 age group, which comprises about 432,000 Hoosiers.
The state of Indiana is preparing to launch a new rental and utility assistance program after receiving an additional $372 million in federal funding for that purpose.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 fell from 1,018 on Monday to 955 on Tuesday, the lowest total since Oct. 3.
After three months of declines, retail sales soared in January from the month before, the U.S. Commerce Department said Wednesday, far exceeding expectations.
State and local health departments continue to be overwhelmed nearly two months into the start of the largest mass vaccination campaign in U.S. history.
The state also reported 40 new deaths due to the coronavirus. Reported deaths due to COVID-19 have exceeded single digits in 127 of the past 128 days.
The moratorium on foreclosures of federally guaranteed mortgages had been set to expire on March 31. Census Bureau figures show that almost 12% of homeowners with mortgages were late on their payments.
A decentralized vaccine campaign has resulted in patchwork of policies that differ from state to state, and even county to county in some areas, resulting in an inconsistent rollout to low-paid essential workers who are exposed to hundreds of customers each day.
The state said more than 336,800 Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Monday. More than 816,750 had received the first dose of a vaccination.
If humans must learn to live with COVID-19, the nature of that coexistence depends not just on how long immunity lasts, but also how the virus evolves.
Employers can require many staffers to be vaccinated under guidelines from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Sunday reported 1,233 new cases of COVID-19, the 13th time in 15 days that new cases have been below 2,000.
The state said more than 320,575 Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Saturday at 5 a.m. More than 799,639 had received the first dose of a vaccination.
The nation’s top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies, but vaccination of teachers, while important, is not a prerequisite for reopening.
Previously, Southern District Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson issued orders suspending in-person jury trials through March 1, then extended the suspension to April 5.
