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Indiana Coronavirus Spike, COVID In Prisons, Brown Co. Tourism | Indiana Newsdesk

Right now on   Indiana Newsdesk:

The state has reported more than 12,000 new COVID-19 infections in the last week, but the Governor insists there’s no need to reimpose statewide restrictions. Ahead, the latest on the pandemic in Indiana.

Incarcerated Hoosiers are at higher risk of getting infected with COVID-19. Dozens of people at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute have tested positive for the virus, raising questions about how the facility is treating inmates.

Despite COVID, thousands of tourists are crowding the sidewalks and shops in Brown County to enjoy the fall foliage. But it’s a challenge for local businesses to enforce social distancing and the mask mandate with so many out of towners.

Those stories plus the latest news headlines from across the state right now on  Indiana Newsdesk!

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Anchor "Indiana Newsdesk," "Ask The Mayor" - WTIU/WFIU News. Formerly host of "The Weekly Special." Hebron, Ind. native, IU Alumnus. Follow him on Twitter @Joe_Hren