INDIANAPOLIS —
Sunday, June 7
Noon
The Indiana State Department of Health has reported 417 new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state and an additional 11 deaths. There are now a total of cases in Indiana. 37,397. 2,121 Hoosiers have died from the virus.
More than 304,000 residents in the state have been tested for the novel coronavirus. About 12.3 percent of those tests are positive cases.
Saturday, June 6
Noon
The Indiana State Department of Health has reported 442 new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state and an additional 32 deaths. There are now a total of cases in Indiana. 36,997. 2,110 Hoosiers have died from the virus.
More than 297,000 residents in the state have been tested for the novel coronavirus. About 12.5 percent of those tests are positive cases.
Friday, June 5
2:30 p.m.
ISDH reports it has seen an increase in COVID-19 cases as the state reopens. They want to remind people that while things are reopening, you should continue to social distance.
The state has also analyzed 35,167 positive cases of COVID-19. It found 5,999 of those cases required hospitalization. Looking at the 5,999 cases, 1,286 or 21 percent were admitted to the ICU. When ISDH looked at the hospitalized cases, it found 73 percent were discharged, 9 percent are likely still hospitalized, and 18.3 percent have died.
ISDH also announced a special testing site for COVID-19 in Indianapolis on Saturday. It will be at the parking lot of Ohio and Capitol from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and may be extending hours depending on demand.
Federal funding will allow the state to serve 100,000 more Hoosiers through:
- Expanding the Workforce Ready Grant
- Providing free access to short-term, online course and training
The Employer Training Grant will be expanded to train 25,000 more Hoosiers.
More information on those programs can be found here.
Noon
Indiana is reporting another 533 cases of COVID-19 and 27 deaths due to the virus. The total number of cases is now at 36,578, while the total number of deaths is 2,078.
The newly reported cases date back to April 9, and the new deaths date back to May 11.
In all, Indiana is testing at a 12.5% positive rate, with 291,638 Hoosiers tested.
The probable death count is now at 180.
Indy Parks has released its plan for city pools opening this summer.
Beginning, Saturday, June 13, five pools will open six days a week at 50 percent capacity:
- Bethel Park
- Frederick Douglass Park
- Perry Park
- Riverside Park
- Willard Park
The pools will be open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The breaks between times are to allow for routine cleaning.
While pools will open, spray features and spray grounds will remain closed.
Staff members will be wearing masks when not in the water
Thursday, June 4
Noon
Indiana has surpassed 36,000 total cases of coronavirus, after 452 new reports Thursday. Twenty more deaths from the virus were reported, bringing the total to 2,052.
IMS has announced events planned for Fourth of July weekend at the track will go on without fans in the stands due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
There are three races slotted for the big NASCAR-IndyCar double-header weekend: the GMR Grand Prix (NTT IndyCar Series), the Pennzoil 150 (NASCAR Xfinity Series), and the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard (NASCAR Cup Series).
"While we certainly worked diligently to run our events with spectators, we reached a point where we needed to make a final decision because the race weekend is less than a month away," said Penske Entertainment Corp. President & CEO Mark Miles said. "Today it's not possible to be confident that Indianapolis will be at Stage 5 of the state's reopening plan by the Fourth of July weekend."
While Indiana's current reopening plan allows most of the state to enter Stage 5 starting July 4 — when sporting events are permissible — Marion County is on a delayed plan due to its population size.
Miles said Penske Entertainment Corp. remains committed to hosting spectators at the 2020 Indianapolis 500, which was rescheduled to Aug. 23.
Wednesday, June 3
Noon
Indiana has 511 new, confirmed cases of novel coronavirus, according to ISDH. That brings the state's total to 35,712. Between May 29 and June 2 there were 10 more deaths from the virus, totaling more than 2,000 Hoosiers who have died.
More than a quarter of a million people in Indiana have been tested for COVID-19. About 13 percent of those tests have come back positive.
Emmis communications have decided to cancel its annual Downtown Freedom Fest and fireworks, citing both public health and financial concerns factoring into the decision.
"This is not a decision we enter into lightly," the company said in a statement.
While Emmis looked into other options, the company and partner deciding canceling the event altogether was the best decision.
Indiana University Athletics is beginning the process of returning groups of its students who compete in intercollegiate athletics to campus for voluntary workouts. IU Athletics said those workouts would start June 15.
“We cannot totally eliminate the risk,” said Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass. “At least until there is a vaccine, there will be risk. What we can do is have the best doctors give us the best protocols and make sure they are strictly followed. That’s what we’ve done and what we are going to do.”
IU is taking advice from IU Athletics Medical Advisory and is in Phase 1 of the restart.
The students’ returns will be staggered and include a reintegration phase before any student is able to participate in voluntary workouts at Indiana University athletic facilities.
Tuesday, June 2
Noon
The State Department of Health reports there are 430 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, totaling more than 35,000 in the state. Forty-six more Hoosiers have died from the virus, bringing that total to 2,022.
More than a quarter of a million Hoosiers have been tested for the virus. About 13 percent of those tests have resulted in a positive test.
Monday, June 1
Noon
The Indiana State Department of Health has reported 292 new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state and an additional 9 deaths. There are now a total of cases in Indiana. 34,830. Neary 2,000 Hoosiers have died from the virus.
More than 265,000 Hoosiers have been tested for novel coronavirus. About 13 percent of those tests are positive cases.
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