Eight people died from the novel coronavirus over the weekend, and a total of more than 1,500 Hoosiers have now tested positive. The Indiana State Department of Health reported 255 new cases of COVID-19 in Marion County.
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams highlighted Indianapolis among cities that are an emerging area of concern for the virus.
Monroe County has 22 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Monroe County had just eight confirmed positive cases on Friday.
State Health Commissioner Says Indiana’s Peak May Be ‘Mid- To Late-April’
State Health Commissioner Kris Box says the peak of Indiana’s COVID-19 infections is still more than two weeks away.
Box says it’s difficult to tell how many Hoosiers may become infected with the novel coronavirus.
But she says, based on forecasting models from other states and other countries, that peak is likely after the governor’s “Stay-At-Home” order is currently set to expire.
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Gov. Eric Holcomb says the state will extend the order if need be, and that decision will be data-driven.
“This is sobering every single day. And to know that that’s coming tomorrow that–that’s the urgency about this all,” Holcomb says.
Sunday afternoon, the federal government extended its guidelines for social distancing through April 30 to help prevent the spread of the virus.
