Dec 20, 2020 / 11:55 AM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) The Indiana State Department of Health has issued new COVID-19 information for our state.
On Sunday, ISDH said 6,558 more Hoosiers have tested positive for COVID-19. The new cases were recorded between Nov. 19 and Dec. 19.
A total of 464,354 Hoosiers have tested positive for COVID-19.
ISDH says 53 more Hoosiers have died from COVID-19. The deaths occurred between Nov. 6 and Dec. 19.
A total of 7,070 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19. Another 334 “probable” deaths have occurred, but a positive test is not on record.
The 7-day positive rate for unique individuals stands at 24.3%. The 7-day positivity rate for all individuals is 12.2%.
Dec 18, 2020 / 09:05 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) Hoosiers with disabilities are on Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch’s priority list for 2021. Disability rights advocates said they are thankful to have top leadership taking interest.
She said it Thursday as she and Gov. Eric Holcomb unveiled their legislative agenda for next year. Jobs access is a key concern as disabled workers were hit hard by job loss brought on by the pandemic.
The job market has taken a hit, and Hoosiers from all backgrounds are feeling the pressure, but nationwide the disabled community is really feeling it.
“Again employment is our No. 1 issue. People with disabilities, they want to have benefits and be less dependent on government services,” said Kim Dodson, CEO of Arc of Indiana, a community-based organization advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
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FDA prepares to OK 2nd vaccine as average daily cases, deaths hit records
Medical staff members enter the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center on Dec. 10, 2020, in Houston. (Go Nakamura/Getty Images)
by: Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN
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Dec 18, 2020 / 06:15 PM EST
(CNN) US officials say they’re “rapidly” working toward issuing emergency authorization for what would be the nation’s second COVID-19 vaccine even as coronavirus hospitalizations, cases and deaths are piling up in unprecedented ways.
The Food and Drug Administration is widely expected to issue the authorization soon for Moderna’s vaccine candidate, after the agency’s vaccine advisers voted Thursday to recommend this. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would need to green-light the vaccine before shots can be administered and a CDC advisory panel is meeting this weekend to discuss it.
Dec 18, 2020 / 05:25 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) The year 2020 has been a challenging one for frontline workers, including those who work at long-term care facilities and take care of some of the most vulnerable Hoosiers every day.
WISH-TV partnered with Subway and found a way to give back and express how grateful the community is for what they do.
News 8’s Alexis Rogers and McKinzie Roth visited Traditions at North Willow to surprise them with the “Gr8ful Give Back” as one of two long-term care facilities that received $2,500 worth of Subway gift cards for workers.
These are just a few moments that have made life a little easier for family members like Sara Tischbein.