Governor Eric Holcomb announced Indiana will largely press pause on its reopening plan instead of moving to the final phase this weekend.
The state was set to enter Stage 5, which imposed virtually no restrictions on store and restaurant capacities or gathering sizes.
Instead, Holcomb said current capacity and gathering limits will remain for another two weeks.
“This gives all of us a little more additional time to manage our way through this," he said.
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Holcomb said he’s pressing pause because of recent upticks in hospitalization rates and the percentage of Hoosiers testing positive for the virus.
“It’s a very volatile environment out there around the country and it is in the state of Indiana, as well," he said. "We’re not immune to that fact.”
However, in what Holcomb calls “Stage four-point-five,” fairs, festivals, carnivals and conventions will be allowed to reopen for the first time…provided they follow some COVID-19 safety precautions.
This story has been updated.
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