Coronavirus Indiana

In northwest Indiana, emergency rooms are seeing surges in COVID patients, and doctors are asking residents to take precautions to help stem the tide of new cases and illnesses. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup has more.

An emergency room doctor issued a warning about the number of people being admitted for COVID-19 statewide in Indiana. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen shares the story.

After a brief downturn in case numbers during the Thanksgiving holiday, the number of COVID cases in the state of Illinois is once again on an upward trend, continuing a surge that began in late October.

Scientists across Chicago are working day and night to determine if the latest COVID-19 variant has hit our area. NBC 5’s Chris Hush goes inside a laboratory where hundreds of samples are being examined for the omicron variant.

As colder weather sets in, the state of Indiana is seeing increases in its number of new COVID cases, with those case numbers increasing by more than 50% in the last three weeks.

Cook County health officials announced Monday that all adults will be allowed to receive COVID-19 booster shots as the county prepares to step up its fight against the global pandemic, despite federal guidelines that recommend limiting eligibility to certain groups.

Indiana schools reported more new COVID-19 cases last week than at any previous time during the pandemic as the state grapples with a surge in infections and hospitalizations spurred by the more contagious delta variant.

Indiana’s top health officials said that despite having done everything in their power to educate and make vaccine available to Hoosiers, the state has reached “the darkest time in the pandemic” amid a surge in infections and hospitalizations.

Indiana’s governor gave his support Monday to the growing number of school districts across the state issuing mask mandates for students and staff as they try to head off more COVID-19 outbreaks.

Several counties in northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana fall into the “substantial” or “high” transmission categories that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has established to help determine whether it would recommend fully vaccinated Americans to wear masks in indoor spaces.

In which areas is the CDC recommending people wear masks indoors? The agency points to its COVID-19 data tracker showing levels of community transmission for each county in the U.S.

While most of Indiana is still seeing low positivity rates and steadily low levels of new COVID cases, one northwest Indiana county is seeing large spikes in both categories, with one of the state’s lowest vaccination rates potentially serving as a catalyst for the increases.

A negative COVID-19 test is now often a requirement to travel internationally, with varying requirements depending on the country. NBC 5’s Lisa Parker reports.

Indiana’s top health officials warned Friday that spread of an especially contagious coronavirus variant is “significantly increasing” across the state, with more than half of the population still unvaccinated.

Indiana’s top health officials warned Friday that spread of an especially contagious coronavirus variant is “significantly increasing” across the state, with more than half of the population still unvaccinated.

Pfizer and BioNTech say a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine could extend protection against the virus.

Health officials in Indiana on Tuesday reported 240 new cases of coronavirus and seven additional deaths, as well as more than 26,000 new vaccinations in the past 24 hours.

Health officials in Indiana on Monday reported 140 new cases of coronavirus and two additional deaths, as well as more than 14,000 new vaccinations in the past 24 hours.

Health officials in Indiana on Saturday reported 336 new cases of coronavirus and 30 additional deaths, as well as more than 17,000 new vaccinations in the past 24 hours.

Health officials in Indiana on Friday reported 314 new cases of coronavirus and four additional deaths, as well as more than 16,000 new vaccinations in the past 24 hours.