The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last week it recommends people wear masks in schools as COVID-19 cases surge. It's prompting some Hoosier schools to revise their policies, while others are waiting to make decisions based on local COVID-19 data, as many near – or have already started – a new academic year.

Gov. Eric Holcomb doesn't reimpose statewide restrictions. Indiana Department of Health officials strongly urge masks in school, but aren't requiring them. And a few local governments begin reinstating mask requirements.

State health officials say they're not mandating masks in K-12 schools amid a surge of COVID-19 in part because local officials told them they want to make those decisions.

The Indiana State Fair typically draws nearly 1 million people over its run of less than three weeks. And the state is in the middle of the sharpest spike in daily COVID-19 cases since the pandemic's earliest days.

In their decision, Purdue officials cited both new guidance from the CDC and concerns about local hospital capacity.

The state's new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations for COVID-19 rebounded this month to levels last seen in May, as the delta variant continues spreading throughout the country, particularly in places with low vaccination rates, such as Indiana.

Students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade will be required to wear masks indoors, while face coverings will not be required but strongly encouraged among unvaccinated staff and middle and high school students

The Indiana Law Enforcement Academy -- which trains the majority of police across the state -- temporarily halted operations because of a COVID-19 outbreak.

Gov. Eric Holcomb won’t reimpose any mask mandates in Hoosier schools, only urging students, teachers and staff to mask up amid a surge of COVID-19.

The new guidance is targeted at vaccinated people who live in areas with "high and substantial transmission" and focuses on indoor settings.