COVID Indiana

Indiana lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to administrative steps Gov. Eric Holcomb said were necessary to end the statewide COVID-19 public health emergency while still protecting enhanced federal funding.

A southern Indiana county has dropped plans for a COVID-19 memorial on the courthouse lawn after county leaders say they heard opposition to the project.

The city of Chicago plans to end both its indoor mask mandate and its proof-of-vaccination mandate by the end of the month, in line with Illinois’ timeline to drop the statewide indoor mask mandate, if coronavirus metrics allow for it to happen, the mayor’s spokesman told NBC Chicago.

Gary’s mayor has imposed the first wave of planned restrictions, including limits on traffic at city offices, in response to surging COVID-19 cases in the northwest Indiana city

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.

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 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.

Health officials in Indiana on Saturday reported 1,056 new cases of coronavirus and eight additional deaths, along with more than 46,000 new vaccinations in the past day.

Health officials in Indiana on Friday reported 1,189 new cases of coronavirus and 17 additional deaths, along with more than 43,000 new vaccinations in the past day.

Health officials in Indiana on Thursday reported 1,261 new cases of coronavirus and six additional deaths, along with more than 57,000 new vaccinations in the past day.

Health officials in Indiana on Wednesday reported 1,160 new cases of coronavirus and 10 additional deaths, along with more than 49,000 new vaccinations in the past day as the state surpassed the milestone of more than 2 million residents now fully vaccinated.

Health officials in Indiana on Tuesday reported 824 new cases of coronavirus and 12 additional deaths, along with more than 38,000 new vaccinations in the past day.

Health officials in Indiana on Monday reported 812 new cases of coronavirus and one additional death, along with more than 10,000 new vaccinations in the past day.

Health officials in Indiana on Friday reported 1,494 new cases of coronavirus and eight additional deaths, along with more than 57,000 new vaccinations in the past day.

Health officials in Indiana on Thursday reported 1,406 new cases of coronavirus and 11 additional deaths, along with more than 57,000 new vaccinations in the past day.

For many who get an mRNA COVID vaccine, like Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech, arm soreness is a common side effect. Dr. Maria Reese, a sports medicine physiatrist and attending physician at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, shares 5 stretches to relieve the soreness.

Health officials in Indiana on Wednesday reported 1,272 new cases of coronavirus and 19 additional deaths, along with more than 46,000 new vaccinations in the past day.

Indiana’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have reached their highest level since mid-February following a weekslong general upward trend that began in late March.