According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over the last seven days, Indiana's new cases per 100,000 residents puts it third worst in the country behind only North Dakota and Rhode Island.

Republican House Speaker Todd Huston of Fishers has tested positive for COVID-19 and has had mild symptoms of the respiratory disease, his office said Thursday.

When Indiana depleted a trust fund that pays unemployment benefits earlier this year, it started getting advances from the federal government to continue payments.

Gov. Eric Holcomb says Indiana hospitals must postpone or reschedule non-emergency surgeries for the next few weeks as COVID-19's surge worsens statewide.

Indiana officials say the state expects to get about 55,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine next week, with further amounts still unknown.

State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box said the surgery restrictions will allow hospitals to shift health care workers to help care for patients with COVID-19.

For many mothers giving birth during the pandemic, pregnancy has not gone as planned. To learn about these experiences, a pair of researchers is collecting pandemic birth stories from across the country.

Nearly 45 percent -- 2,719 -- of the state's total deaths occurred since the state moved to Stage 5 of its reopening plan.

The first two rounds sent more than $20 million to more than 60 communities statewide. The third round -- made possible again with federal funding -- will provide up to $250,000 for communities in need.

The Indiana State Department of Health reported 526 additional confirmed deaths over the last week -- the most reported in a single week during the pandemic, by nearly 150 Hoosiers. That brings the state's total to 5,944 confirmed deaths. ISDH also reported more than 48,000 new cases in the last week.