coronavirus

It's been one year since the COVID-19 public health emergency ended. The Indiana Department of Health still posts weekly updates of new COVID-19 data, but one expert says those numbers aren't totally accurate.

The Indiana Business Research Center reports the state added nearly 30,000 residents last year. Nearly 6.9 million people now live in the state. The Bloomington metro area is among three to lose population in 2023.

orders can be placed at COVIDTests.gov starting Sept. 25. Tests will be delivered for free by USPS.

The new booster is designed to address strains of the virus that have caused an increase in hospitalizations over the last few months.

New weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations have been trending up in Indiana for the fourth straight week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.

Hoosiers get help living with long COVID, IUPUI splits between IU and Purdue, and thousands of people gather in southern Indiana for an antique rifle convention. These stories and more on Indiana Newsdesk.

A local business owner wants to know if her suspicions are true that fewer IU students stayed in Bloomington for the past two summers. Indiana Public Media finds the answer.

COVID-19 cases throughout the U.S. have been on the rise for the last few months, mostly attributed to the BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 variants – which elude monoclonal antibody treatments and the original vaccine schedules.

Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a letter to President Biden saying the ongoing federal public health emergency is negatively affecting states.

The city's official Twitter account also stated that because the mayor had been following strict masking and distancing guidelines due to the recent surge in cases, he had no close contacts.