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Indiana Caps Off Record Week With More Than 2,000 COVID-19 Cases Reported Friday

Long COVID is a chronic condition in which symptoms last for over three months after a COVID-19 infection.
Long COVID is a chronic condition in which symptoms last for over three months after a COVID-19 infection.

Indiana set a new grim record for daily reported cases of COVID-19, with more than 2,300 cases reported Friday.

The state has had more than 1,000 new cases per day since Oct. 7. There is a caveat for the state’s 2,328 new cases – approximately 300 were delayed due to a technical error. But technical error aside, it’s still yet another record-breaking milestone in the state’s COVID-19 response.

The 7-day average of people hospitalized with COVID-19 has now increased every day for 24 straight days.

The Indiana State Department of Health has reported 170 new deaths and more than 16,500 new cases in the last 10 days. Since moving to Stage 5, the state’s rolling average for cases has increased by 101 percent.

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Lauren Chapman is the digital producer for our statewide collaboration, and is based at WFYI in Indianapolis. She previous has worked at a basketball magazine, a top 30 newspaper, and a commercial television station. Lauren is new to public media, but in addition to her job "making stuff on the internet," she is also a radio and television reporter. She's a proud Ball State University alumna and grew up on the west side of Indianapolis.