The state's coronavirus hospitalizations as of Monday marked a 95 percent jump in Indiana's COVID-19 patients during the past month, the data show.

As the polls opened on this Election Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic, officials are taking steps to make the experience safer for voters.

Some school districts report that substitute teachers are staying away, wary of returning to the classroom at a time when COVID-19 cases are spiking across the state and nation.

The 1,759 coronavirus hospitalizations as of Sunday trailed only one day in mid-April and marked an 80 percent jump for COVID-19 patients in the past month.

The biofuels company is permanently expanding production at one of its Indiana facilities to include ethanol for hand sanitizer.

Schools have reported more COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, at the same time Indiana is seeing a spike in cases statewide.

After a historic season, winter is coming at the drive-in. Summer and early fall have seen their simple, old-fashioned lots transformed into a surprisingly elastic omnibus of pandemic-era gathering.

The Indiana State Department of Health reported 230 additional confirmed deaths over the last week, bringing the state's total to 4,124 -- the largest reported in a single week since mid-May.

Gov. Eric Holcomb insists Hoosiers are safe at polling places across the state amid the ongoing pandemic. That's despite a record new number of COVID-19 cases, long lines at the polls and some county clerks who refuse to follow Holcomb's mask-wearing order.

Enrollment at Indianapolis Public Schools is down nearly 4 percent compared to last fall and the lowest since 201617, according to an update from district leaders ahead of the state releasing official data.