Covid-19

Hoosier students are starting their third school year since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Now, many classrooms are closer to pre-pandemic normalcy.

In a statement Monday night, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she had tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.

Data from the latest KIDS COUNT report shows improvements across a number of indicators, but Michigan still lags behind other states.

The St. Joseph County Commissioners have made two new appointments to the county Board of Health this year. But some critics say the chosen candidates have been politically motivated, rather than what’s best for the health of the community.

Epidemiologists say Indiana is a few weeks away from its B.A5 peak of COVID-19 cases. Nearly 1 in 5 new cases reported to the state is a reinfection, and the rate has steadily risen since May 1.

Ahead of students returning to school, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging parents to get their students COVID-19 vaccines. It says the approach helps protect students and their families.

While COVID may not be top of mind for people anymore, the pandemic isn't over. And for many people who have had COVID, neither is their illness.

Indiana crossed 1.8 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, adding its most recent 100,000 new positives in a little more than two and a half months.

The state took more than four months to reach its most recent grim milestone. Indiana’s total COVID-19 deaths is larger than the populations of 27 counties.

Indiana’s weekly average for COVID-19 cases and Hoosiers hospitalized for the virus has grown over the last month.