Total Number Of Coronavirus Deaths In Indiana Reaches 1,132
The total number of coronavirus deaths in Indiana rose to 1,132 this weekend, while the total number of positive cases neared 20,000.
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The total number of coronavirus deaths in Indiana rose to 1,132 this weekend, while the total number of positive cases neared 20,000.
Indiana is welcoming Illinois residents with open arms as the state prepares to slowly reopen.
Calling the COVID-19 outbreak a "very challenging time for Hoosiers," Holcomb said the state will take a five-step approach to reopening by Independence Day.
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The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indiana reached 14,395 with 785 total deaths, state officials said Saturday.
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The Indiana State Department of Health will host free COVID-19 drive through clinics Monday through Friday in Allen, Clark, Decatur and Lake counties.
The Indiana State Department of Health announced an additional 529 cases of the virus Saturday, bringing the total in the state to 10,641.
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Relaxing social distancing measures now would contradict recommendations put forth by government agencies and public health experts.
The health department said Saturday that 30 more Indiana residents had died from illnesses related to COVID-19, raising the state's death toll to 330. Another 537 Hoosiers had confirmed cases of COVD-19, boosting the state's total number since the outbreak started to 7,435.
Decatur County and two other counties in southeast Indiana have among the highest per-capita infection rates in the country, topping the Seattle area and some counties near hard-hit Detroit.
A Northwest Indiana pastor had his life shattered by COVID-19 when his wife died. But as CBS 2's Jermont Terry reported Wednesday, the reverend's faith is still resilient.
"I don't think any of us could have imagined you have a relative that's ill and you can't do anything. So this is something."
"With all of the concerns about social interaction, we feel it is best to cancel this year's event and focus on 2021 when we can once again provide the quality and fun event that everyone expects," Pierogi Fest chairman and co-founder Tom Dabertin said in a statement.
As of Sunday 127 people in Indiana have died of COVID-19, an increase of 11 since Saturday. An additional 458 confirmed cases brings the total number confirmed in the state to 458, according to official numbers reported by the Indiana State Department of Health Sunday.
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The number of COVID-19 related deaths has now reached 116 in Indiana, with 14 more reported Friday. The total number of positive cases has now reached 3,953, officials said.
"I feel a little bit like it's a war effort. Because this is a war against the virus. It's the thing that we need right now. Sticking together and not making profit out of it."
One more Indiana resident has died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 32, public health officials announced Sunday.
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The Indiana State Department of Public Health on Sunday announced that two more state residents have died of COVID-19, bringing the total to six.
A fourth person has died of the coronavirus in Indiana, officials confirmed Saturday.
Forty-seven new cases of coronavirus were confirmed Saturday in Indiana.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Thursday announced said the state's National Guard was in action supporting emergency operations and providing personnel to the state Department of Health amid the coronavirus pandemic.
