Updated: 5:34 PM EDT July 23, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS The Marion County Public Health Department released guidance for the 2021-2022 school year Friday as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
The health department is recommending cohorting students, three-foot social distancing, and mask-wearing for students and staff who are not vaccinating. Masks are also recommended for anyone with underlying health conditions, regardless of vaccination status.
MCPHD is also recommending students and staff who are close contacts of a positive COVID-19 case quarantine for 10 days unless they are fully vaccinated. Fully vaccinated individuals who are close contacts of a positive coronavirus case will only need to quarantine if they develop symptoms.
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Masks will no longer be required for unvaccinated individuals in Marion County schools, according to new guidance released by the health department Friday afternoon.
The Marion County Public Health Department is still recommending masks for all students, staff and visitors in grades in the county s K-12 schools but will leave ultimate decisions around masking policies to individual schools and districts.
“To keep Marion County moving in a positive direction as the contagious Delta variant continues to take hold in Indiana, it is more important than ever that we take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and provide access to the COVID-19 vaccines,” said Dr. Virginia Caine, director and chief medical officer of the health department in a press release sent Friday afternoon. “We will continue to monitor the prevalence and impact of Delta and other new variants while educating residents on the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Indiana COVID-19 cases on the rise again
The Marion County Health Department held its fourth day of a vaccine clinic downtown to encourage the unvaccinated to get their shot. Author: Rich Nye Updated: 12:22 AM EDT July 23, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS Indiana is again seeing a steady climb in COVID-19 cases.
The state reported another 878 new cases for July 21. That s nowhere near the numbers seen at the start of the pandemic. But there is an upward trend in the last few weeks. Health officials and data analysts continue to preach vaccination as the best way to prevent serious infection.
The Marion County Public Health Department brought the COVID vaccine downtown with a mobile clinic over four days during the past two weeks. The state vaccination rate for eligible Hoosiers 12 and older is 50.1 percent. Indianapolis is just slightly higher at 51.3 percent.
Jul 20, 2021 / 10:35 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) The owners of two Indianapolis apartment complexes are being sued by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita.
Rokia says over time, they’ve put thousands of people in danger. The lawsuit is against the companies that manage the Fox Club and the Lakeside Pointe apartments.
In the lawsuit, Rokita says a yearlong investigation found people living at the Lakeside Pointe complex suffered through fires, lack of heat and air conditioning, water damage, mold, broken windows and other uninhabitable conditions.
Additionally, the Marion County Public Health Department has issued Fox Lake more than 600 violation notices since 2017. Last month, Rokita said Fox Lake failed to pay a $1 million bill owed to Citizens Energy, putting tenants at risk of having their water shut off.
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