Articles tagged as: COVID-19
October 27, 2021
Chronic absenteeism spiked during COVID in Indiana schools
Nearly 19 percent of Indiana students were chronically absent last school year, a substantial increase from the years before the pandemic.
Read MoreOctober 26, 2021
Indiana eclipses 16,000 dead, but sees rate slow as new cases continue to fall
Indiana has added 1,000 new confirmed COVID-19 deaths to its total in four weeks, pushing the state past another grim milestone: 16,000 dead.
Read MoreOctober 25, 2021
Coronavirus: Indiana surpasses 1M COVID-19 cases, begins Moderna, J&J booster rollout
Indiana surpasses 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases. Health officials grow concerned that hesitancy will play into other vaccines like the flu. And the state begins its rollout of booster shots.
Read MoreOctober 25, 2021
Indiana humanities groups getting $830K in pandemic relief
Seventy-eight organizations have been awarded grants, which comes from pandemic stimulus funding approved earlier this year by Congress.
Read MoreOctober 22, 2021
Holcomb appeals in emergency powers lawsuit against fellow Republicans
Gov. Eric Holcomb is appealing a judge's ruling in his emergency powers lawsuit against the General Assembly.
Read MoreOctober 22, 2021
Indiana opens applications for second round of state learning recovery funds
State lawmakers approved $150 million for the Student Learning Recovery Grant Program earlier this year, with the goal to fund out-of-school programs helping students make up for lost learning time during the pandemic – the 2021-22 school year is the third one disrupted by COVID-19.
Read MoreOctober 22, 2021
Eligible Hoosiers can now receive boosters of Moderna, Johnson & Johnson vaccines
The Indiana Department of Health announced Friday it will offer booster shots of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to eligible Hoosiers.
Read MoreOctober 21, 2021
Indianapolis Zoo's African lions test positive for Delta variant of COVID-19
It is unclear as to how the lions caught the virus. The zoo said all staff are vaccinated and no staff working in proximity to the cats were sick or showed signs of the virus.
Read MoreOctober 20, 2021
Health experts cautiously optimistic for a better pandemic winter after last year's surge
Last winter saw a surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Health experts say there is reason to be hopeful this second pandemic winter will be different.
Read MoreOctober 19, 2021
Bankruptcy lawyers expect filings to increase in 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic along with the expiration of the eviction moratorium is expected to fuel a rise in bankruptcy filings at the beginning of 2022, according to an Indianapolis-based lawyer.
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