The U.S. Centers for Disease Control says the main purpose of wearing a cloth face covering is to avoid spreading the virus to others. People infected with the virus may not show symptoms for several day

The United Way of Central Indiana has announced its final round of COVID-19 related relief grants for Marion County.

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) created to help small businesses in response to the coronavirus was set to expire Tuesday. According to some advocates, most businesses owned by people of color did not get the chance to take full advantage of the program.

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission voted unanimously to deny the request by utilities, who had said they needed to recover millions of dollars in lost revenue over the last few months as businesses closed their doors and factories cut hours and used less electricity.

The Indiana State Department of Health reported 33 additional confirmed deaths over the weekend, bringing the states total to 2,427. The state announced nearly 45,000 total confirmed cases, with more than 470,000 Hoosiers tested.

Though studies show that Black Americans face more complications and higher death rates from COVID-19, testing sites are scarce in Indianapolis neighborhoods with the most Black residents.

The Indiana Women's Prison has taken hard measures to contain the coronavirus. Many inmates in the prison have spent long periods locked in their cells which have no toilets, running water or air conditioning with limited opportunities for relief.

The Indy 500 was bumped from its traditional May date because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 104th Indy 500 will run Aug. 23 at half the total of what is traditionally one of the biggest sporting events of the year.

Local health providers say they haven't gotten enough support from the state, and communication has been uncoordinated and inconsistent. One says recent days were "pure hell."

The number of new claims totaled 31,885 during the week of June 20, compared to an adjusted number of 24,017 the week before, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday. That's an increase of 7,868.