Articles tagged as: Indiana Department of Health
February 23, 2022
IDOH eliminates individual positivity rate, testing from dashboard; adds new youth data
The Indiana Department of Health said the adjustments to data displayed on its COVID-19 dashboard were in response to its recent shifts in school reporting and the current state of the pandemic.
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2022
Coronavirus: Senate scales back vaccine mandate bill, IDOH issues new school guidance
A Senate committee dramatically scales back the House’s vaccine mandate bill. The Indiana Department of Health releases new school COVID-19 guidance. And COVID-19 data continues to improve.
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2022
Positive COVID-19 trends prompts IDOH to make changes to testing, National Guard support
Indiana's COVID-19 cases have fallen significantly over the last several weeks. That's prompting the Indiana Department of Health to scale back on testing.
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2022
Indiana eliminates contact tracing, quarantine guidance for schools
The Indiana Department of Health updated its quarantine guidance for schools, which goes into effect Wednesday Feb. 23.
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2022
Coronavirus: Lawmakers aim to tackle nursing shortage, Indiana surpasses 21,000 dead
Lawmakers aim to address nursing shortages. Indiana surpasses 21,000 dead. And statewide COVID-19 cases continue to drop.
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2022
Indiana eclipses 21,000 dead, reports 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths in just two weeks
With updated data Tuesday, the Indiana Department of Health brought its confirmed COVID-19 deaths total to 21,079. For context, that’s larger than the population of 25 counties in Indiana.
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2022
Coronavirus: Winter storm shuts down testing sites, IDOE launches pandemic relief dashboard
The Indiana Department of Education launches a database to track schools’ spending of pandemic relief funding. The state health department shuts down vaccine and testing sites during the winter storm. And statewide COVID-19 cases are down.
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2022
INDOT urges motorists to stay home during winter storm
The Indiana Toll Road banned all triple and double semitrailers from early Wednesday through 6 p.m. Thursday as well as high-profile steel haulers and high-profile oversize permit loads.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2022
Indiana Department of Health adjusts COVID testing, vaccine operations ahead of winter storm
The Indiana Department of Health and many local health departments are making changes to their COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinics ahead of an approaching winter storm.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2022
Coronavirus: No contact tracing for schools with mask mandates, state eclipses 20,000 dead
Some Indiana school districts no longer need to do contact tracing. The state’s COVID-19 cases have continued to slow as it reaches 1.6 million confirmed cases. And the state surpassed 20,000 dead, reporting its most recent 1,000 in just two weeks.
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