Jan 27, 2021 / 05:09 PM EST
Video with this story is from Gov. Eric Holcomb’s coronavirus briefing on Jan. 27, 2021.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) The Indiana State Department of Health has issued new COVID-19 information for our state.
ISDH says 2,260 more Hoosiers have tested positive for COVID-19. Those tests were recorded on Jan. 26.
A total of 617,176 Hoosiers have tested positive for COVID-19.
ISDH says 40 more Hoosiers have died from COVID-19. The deaths occurred between Jan. 2 and Jan. 26. ISDH says 11 of the deaths occurred on Jan. 26.
A total of 9,470 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19. Another 375 “probable” deaths have occurred, but a positive test is not on record.
by: Dr. Mary Gillis, D.Ed.
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Jan 25, 2021 / 07:59 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) Talking to a person with COVID-19 is just as dangerous as when they cough your way, a new study claims.
Researchers from the University of Cambridge found infected air droplets from a cough linger anywhere between one and seven minutes. Droplets dispersed from talking, however, can remain airborne for up to 30 minutes with just a 30-second conversation. The study was published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society.
“Speaking is a very important issue that has to be considered because it produces much finer particles [than coughing] and these particles can be suspended in amounts that are sufficient to cause the disease,” lead author, Dr. Pedro Magalhães de Oliveira, said in an interview with The Guardian.