Indianapolis will reopen its rental assistance program and resume processing funds for renters who have been affected economically by COVID-19, starting April 5.

Indianapolis is set to get an infusion of about $420 million in federal stimulus money.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be the site of 16 days of clinics to allow more Hoosiers to get vaccinated. This follows the success of a previous mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the famous track by the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) and IU Health.

The school will receive enough Pfizer vaccine for every student to be fully inoculated with both necessary doses before the end of May, university president Rev. John Jenkins said in a letter to students, faculty and staff.

The Indiana Supreme Court this past week turned down an emergency petition filed by advocates for low-income families.

Lloyd Hall's death from COVID last year illustrates a grim trend: The pandemic has decreased the life expectancy of a typical American, and is hitting Black Americans especially hard. The report shows that while Black Americans live to age 72, whites live to 78 -- a six-year gap that is the widest since 1998.

The state is partnering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to set up a mass vaccination site in Gary that will run from April 7 through June 2, delivering 2,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine per day.

Hoosiers 30 and older can now register for appointments to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the Indiana Department of Health announced Monday.

The Indiana Department of Health reported 81 additional confirmed deaths over the last week. That brings the states total to 12,617 confirmed deaths. The state also reported more than 6,000 new cases in the last week.

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi has partnered with several Indiana-based organizations to offer COVID-19 vaccines to Native Americans and other native groups in Indiana.