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Tens of thousands of Hoosiers lost their jobs due to measures that help prevent COVID-19. The sheer amount and speed of layoffs are putting enormous strain on the unemployment insurance system.

Kroger will begin restricting the number of customers allowed in stores to half of the buildings’ total occupant capacity, according to a Monday news release from the company.

Essential retail businesses – grocery stores, supermarkets, gas stations, hardware stores, pet stores – can stay open. But they must limit their customers to help observe social distancing guidelines.

The Monroe County Airport will remain open during the coronavirus pandemic because the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) main concern is that airports stay safe and open to the public.

The decision announced this week was less of a shock, but teachers are still adjusting to the new reality amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Monroe County’s social distancing rating of A- last week was affected by Bloomington’s large student population and a lag in data, according Spencer Hays, the director of the Indiana Statistical Consulting Center at IU.

Monday was supposed to be the voter registration deadline for Indiana’s primary election. But COVID-19 changed all that.

With 536 new cases confirmed, the total number of Indiana residents known to have the coronavirus has risen to 4,944, the Indiana State Department of Health said.

The coronavirus crisis has had a big impact on Indiana 211, the phone and text service that connects Hoosiers with resources was swamped last month with calls.

Monroe County Coroner Joani Shields on Sunday identified the man as Donald Francis.