Indiana’s COVID-19 hospitalization numbers and positivity rate continue to draw concerns from the state health commissioner. During Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing, Dr. Kris Box said the numbers began to increase after the Fourth of July.
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The Indiana State Department of Health report on Wednesday showed a small increase in local positive COVID-19 cases.
Continue readingThe Indiana State Department of Health has recorded an additional COVID-19 death in Marshall County. Twenty-three people have now died of COVID-19 in Marshall County.
Continue readingMarshall County’s positive COVID-19 case count increased by six compared to Sunday’s report to a cumulative total of 790, according to the latest information released by the Indiana State Department of Health.
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As schools consider how to handle potential COVID-19 cases, their staff members may be called upon to help with contact tracing. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jennifer McCormick said last week that parents have been hesitant to verify their children’s identities and personal information with state contact tracers and have been calling schools instead.
Continue readingThere were only a few new cases of COVID-19 reported in the area, according to Saturday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health.
Continue readingThe Indiana State Department of Health announced Friday that 1,253 additional people in the state have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing which is one of the largest daily reports since the onset of the health pandemic, although the new positive cases were determined between Aug. 4 and Aug. 6.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jennifer McCormick is acknowledging school officials’ desire for more COVID-19 guidance but says she’s simply following the advice of medical professionals. McCormick addressed the question of whether or not schools should be open, during a virtual media briefing Thursday.
Continue readingThe Indiana State Department of Health announced Thursday that 1,051 additional people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 which brings the total number of Indiana residents known to have COVID-19 to 71,015.
Continue readingThe number of local COVID-19 cases is increasing, according to the latest report from the Indiana State Department of Health.
Continue readingThe Indiana State Department of Health announced Tuesday that 836 additional residents in the state were diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing.
Continue readingStarke County and Pulaski County saw a slight increase in positive COVID-19 cases in the latest report from the Indiana State Department of Health.
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Starke and Marshall counties have each had another four residents test positive for COVID-19. The revised totals are now 742 positive cases in Marshall County and 164 in Starke County, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. Pulaski County’s cumulative total remains at 71.
Continue readingLocal COVID-19 cases continue to add up. Another eight Marshall County residents have tested positive, according to Saturday’s numbers from the Indiana State Department of Health. Starke County had another four positive cases, while Pulaski County had one new positive case.
Continue readingAnother Marshall County resident has died after testing positive for COVID-19. Marshall County has now had 22 COVID-related deaths, according to Friday’s numbers from the Indiana State Department of Health. That gives the county a higher per-capita death rate than any of its neighbors.
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Governor Eric Holcomb has extended Indiana’s public health emergency declaration into September. The declaration was first issued on March 6 and has now been extended five times. It remains in effect until September 2, unless it’s renewed again.
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The Oregon-Davis School Board approved a reopening plan last week, but Superintendent Bill Bennett says it’s already had to be updated. “We now have a mandatory mask mandate, so that is one part of the plan that will be adjusted,” he explains. “We originally had strongly recommended, so we will now be wearing masks and taking them off when we can adhere to social distancing.”
Continue readingThe Indiana State Department of Health continues to revise its list of COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities. The state has asked facilities to report their historical case data from March 1 through July 14.
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