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Slow trickle of rental aid heightens concern about eviction crisis
Weeks before an eviction moratorium put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expires on July 31, much of the federal aid meant to help tenants and landlords has not reached them.
Global COVID-19 deaths hit 4 million amid rush to vaccinate
The global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 4 million Wednesday as the crisis increasingly becomes a race between the vaccine and the highly contagious delta variant. The tally of lives lost over the past year and a half, as compiled from official sources by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to the number of people […]
Is Thursday the new Monday? Employers still navigating flexible work arrangements.
Last year, companies around the U.S. scrambled to figure out how to shut down their offices and set up their employees for remote work. Now, they are scrambling to figure out the best way to bring many of those employees back.
Indiana reports uptick in COVID hospitalizations, slowdown in vaccinations
The state health department reported seven new deaths from COVID-19, increasing the cumulative death tally to 13,466. The state has averaged four deaths per day from COVID over the past seven days.
Indiana reports six more COVID deaths, uptick in hospitalizations
The state said more than 2.84 million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 2.81 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
Indiana COVID-19 cases hit highest mark since June 12
The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday reported reported eight new deaths from COVID-19, increasing the cumulative death tally to 13,439.
Governor extends Indiana’s COVID-19 emergency through July
The governor pointed out that Indiana’s fully vaccinated rate of 48% ranks the state 38th in the country — and that 98.5% of new COVID-19 infections are among unvaccinated people.
State reports 249 more COVID-19 cases, five new deaths
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dipped from 408 on Tuesday to 404 on Wednesday.
Colts join rest of NFL in receiving OK to play games at full capacity
All 32 NFL teams intend to open the season in front of full houses this September.
Supreme Court leaves CDC eviction moratorium in place
As of June 7, roughly 3.2 million people in the U.S. said they faced eviction in the next two months, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey.
Indianapolis to lift most remaining COVID-19 restrictions on July 1
Marion County is dropping almost all remaining pandemic safety measures, officials said Tuesday, including rules regarding capacity limits, social distancing and masks. Federal restrictions will still apply.
Riley Health hires new president from Connecticut
Gil Peri begins his new job just as the system is about to undertake one of its biggest projects in a decade—relocating its maternity services from Methodist Hospital to new, centralized maternity and newborn health unit at Riley Hospital, as part of a $142 million expansion.
Zionsville device maker prepares to launch remote patient monitoring unit
The new gadget from VoCare Inc. is about the size of a smart phone and measures a person’s temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, blood glucose levels, blood oxygen saturation and heart rhythms.
Indiana reports 132 more COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
The state said more than 2.8 million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 2.79 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
Offices after COVID: Wider hallways, fewer desks, more conference space
Steelcase, an office furniture company, says its research indicates half of global companies plan major redesigns to their office space this year.
States hesitant to adopt digital COVID vaccine verification
Far more states have banned proof-of-vaccination policies than have created smartphone-based programs for people to digitally display their vaccination status.
Indiana reports 247 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dropped from 391 on Wednesday to 369 on Thursday, the lowest number since the early days of the pandemic.
Nearly all COVID deaths in U.S. are among unvaccinated
Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have plummeted from a peak of more than 3,400 per day on average in mid-January to fewer than 300.
Statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 400
The Indiana State Department of Health on Thursday reported 230 new COVID-19 cases, marking the 22nd straight daily report with fewer than 500 cases.