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AdvertisementAdvertisementIndiana sets COVID-19 case record for fourth straight day, surpassing 5,000 new casesIndiana set a single-day record of newly reported COVID-19 cases for the fourth straight day Saturday as the state surpassed 5,000 new cases for the first time.The 5,007 new infections reported by the Indiana State Department of Health on Saturday were the state’s highest single-day level of the pandemic, eclipsing the previous record of 4,714 new cases officials reported Friday.The new records came just days after Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb, who has continued resisting calls for reinstating coronavirus limits he largely lifted in September, said following his landslide reelection victory that he’s not making any changes to state policy on handling COVID-19.The department’s daily update of its coronavirus dashboard showed 2,036 Hoosiers are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 - the largest number Indiana has seen since officials began releasing those counts last spring, early in the pandemic. Of those hospitalized, 559 are in intensive care.More than 71% of Indiana’s intensive care unit beds are also in use, according to the Health Department, leaving 621 beds available as of Thursday. Indiana’s 43 new COVID-19 deaths reported Saturday raised the state’s pandemic death toll to 4,592, including confirmed and presumed coronavirus infections.To date, nearly 1.8 million people have been tested for COVID-19 in Indiana, and a total of 205,722 Hoosiers are known to have had the virus.Holcomb, who won a second term as governor on Tuesday by defeating Democrat Woody Myers said Wednesday he’s not making any changes to COVID-19 policy, including no statewide closure of schools.Myers, a former state health commissioner, had called for tougher anti-virus actions as Indiana’s COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths and new infections climbed steeply since nearly all state restrictions were lifted in September.Indiana set a single-day record of newly reported COVID-19 cases for the fourth straight day Saturday as the state surpassed 5,000 new cases for the first time.The 5,007 new infections reported by the Indiana State Department of Health on Saturday were the state’s highest single-day level of the pandemic, eclipsing the previous record of 4,714 new cases officials reported Friday.AdvertisementThe new records came just days after Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb, who has continued resisting calls for reinstating coronavirus limits he largely lifted in September, said following his landslide reelection victory that he’s not making any changes to state policy on handling COVID-19.The department’s daily update of its coronavirus dashboard showed 2,036 Hoosiers are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 - the largest number Indiana has seen since officials began releasing those counts last spring, early in the pandemic. Of those hospitalized, 559 are in intensive care.More than 71% of Indiana’s intensive care unit beds are also in use, according to the Health Department, leaving 621 beds available as of Thursday. Indiana’s 43 new COVID-19 deaths reported Saturday raised the state’s pandemic death toll to 4,592, including confirmed and presumed coronavirus infections.To date, nearly 1.8 million people have been tested for COVID-19 in Indiana, and a total of 205,722 Hoosiers are known to have had the virus.Holcomb, who won a second term as governor on Tuesday by defeating Democrat Woody Myers said Wednesday he’s not making any changes to COVID-19 policy, including no statewide closure of schools.Myers, a former state health commissioner, had called for tougher anti-virus actions as Indiana’s COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths and new infections climbed steeply since nearly all state restrictions were lifted in September.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementAdvertisementIndiana sets COVID-19 case record for fourth straight day, surpassing 5,000 new casesIndiana set a single-day record of newly reported COVID-19 cases for the fourth straight day Saturday as the state surpassed 5,000 new cases for the first time.The 5,007 new infections reported by the Indiana State Department of Health on Saturday were the state’s highest single-day level of the pandemic, eclipsing the previous record of 4,714 new cases officials reported Friday.The new records came just days after Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb, who has continued resisting calls for...

Indiana sets COVID-19 case record for fourth straight day, surpassing 5,000 new cases

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