COVID-19 pandemic

As of March 23, there were 23 patients diagnosed with COVID in northeast Indiana hospitals, according to the Indiana Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard.

Indiana surpasses 22,000 dead, as the rate of new deaths slows. Gov. Eric Holcomb signs the General Assembly’s less restrictive COVID-19 vaccine mandate bill. And he ended the state’s public health emergency, which had been in place since March 2020.

Indiana’s public health emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic is officially over after Gov. Eric Holcomb signed an executive order Thursday ending the emergency declaration that’s been in place since March 2020.

The debate in the General Assembly over how and whether to restrict businesses from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates is over - House Republicans sent a far less restrictive version of their bill to the governor Thursday, who then signed it into law.

Indiana added 1,000 new confirmed COVID-19 deaths to its total in about a month, pushing the state past another milestone: 22,000 dead.

The Senate passed the controversial COVID-19 vaccine employer mandate bill Tuesday, though it’s significantly less restrictive than the original House version.

The Indiana Department of Health announced changes to its COVID-19 dashboard Wednesday.

Indiana's COVID-19 cases have fallen significantly over the last several weeks. That's prompting the Indiana Department of Health to scale back on testing.

The Indiana Department of Health updated its quarantine guidance for schools, which goes into effect Wednesday Feb. 23.

Lawmakers aim to address nursing shortages. Indiana surpasses 21,000 dead. And statewide COVID-19 cases continue to drop.