Feb 3, 2021 / 06:42 PM EST
Video from Gov. Eric Holcomb’s coronavirus briefing on Feb. 3, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) New COVID-19 data has been released by the Indiana State Department of Health.
ISDH says 1,480 more Hoosiers have tested positive for COVID-19. Those tests were recorded on Feb. 2.
A total of 631,331 Hoosiers have tested positive for COVID-19.
ISDH says 36 more Hoosiers have died from COVID-19. The deaths occurred between Jan. 4 and Feb. 2.
A total of 9,713 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19. Another 378 “probable” deaths have occurred but a positive test is not on record.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals stands at 15.9%. The 7-day positivity rate for all tests is 7.7%.
Photo courtesy of the Indiana Archives and Record Administration
This is the 10th article in a series of writings to commemorate the Rush County Bicentennial in 2022.
The majority of Americans were embarrassed and saddened by the events of Jan. 6, 2021, at our nation’s Capitol. To their credit, Congress reconvened that same day and counted our electoral votes. We have a multitude of problems, but now we are afforded a new approach to repair and rebuild the American psyche. Hopefully it will be built on honesty and trust.
Such was the case at the end of the Civil War in 1865. America had been broken into two factions, and the healing process was daunting indeed. Some soldiers returned from war suffering from amputation, drug addiction, or mental stress. In other cases, the soldiers had died and orphans were left in need of care and understanding.
Feb 1, 2021 / 09:03 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) Jeff Miner started learning how to make a Detroit-style pizza as an experiment.
After his work in film and video slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic, he was looking for new options of income.
His experiment evolved into Sam’s Square Pie thanks in part to his friends at Half Liter Barbecue lending him a kitchen to get his business going. He’s starting small in quantity serving 35-40 pizzas.
“I think they saw something in my pizza and they’re giving me an opportunity to build it from the ground up,” Miner said.
However, he might not have taken the idea to start a business this far if not for his brother, the late Ron Miner, also known as DJ Indiana Jones.
Feb 2, 2021 / 12:05 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) New COVID-19 data has been released by the Indiana State Department of Health.
ISDH says 1,567 more Hoosiers have tested positive for COVID-19. Those tests were recorded between Jan. 29 and Feb. 1.
A total of 629,903 Hoosiers have tested positive for COVID-19.
ISDH says 65 more Hoosiers have died from COVID-19. The deaths occurred between Jan. 23 and Feb. 1.
A total of 9,677 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19. Another 377 “probable” deaths have occurred but a positive test is not on record.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals stands at 16.3%. The 7-day positivity rate for all tests is 8.1%.
There are currently 1,624 Hoosiers hospitalized with COVID-19.