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State Health Commissioner Kris Box has for weeks been urging people in high-risk populations – those 65 and older or with underlying health conditions – to get tested for COVID-19.

Indiana’s unemployment rate for April skyrocketed to almost 17 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. That is, by far, the highest level of unemployment ever recorded in the state.

Despite operating at half-capacity, Fourwinds Marina on Lake Monroe is sold out of boat rentals and hotel rooms for the entire Memorial Day holiday weekend.

According to the state agency, there are 493 new positive cases Friday, bringing the total number of cases in Indiana to 30,409.

Indiana’s state government agencies have been told to cut spending by 15% for the coming year in reaction to plummeting tax revenues during the coronavirus outbreak, the governor’s office said Friday.

Emerging data shows that racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. That’s according to the Centers for Disease Control.

The Indiana State Department of Health website shows the location of the site moved from downtown Bloomington to the National Guard armory south of town.

Is reopening with restrictions enough to make people feel safe? A historian’s account of the 1918 flu pandemic. How local radio stations are making up for lost revenue. And unemployment benefits update.

In a statement and video message on the Lotus Education & Arts Foundation website, Lotus Director Tamara Loewenthal says the decision was made after determining that "physical distancing is working to flatten the curve."

Join us this week as we talk to recent high school graduates about their plans and graduating in the time of COVID-19.