ISDH: More than 300 new positive COVID-19 cases – WISHTV.com

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) On Monday afternoon, the Indiana State Department of Health announced more than 300 new positive cases of COVID-19 in that state. The department also said there were seven more deaths related to the coronavirus.

Currently, Indiana stands at 8,236 positive coronavirus cases with 350 deaths.

ISDH has been providing daily updates around 10 a.m.here.

Officials in Indiana are not yet providing information on recoveries. Dr. Kris Box recently said thatinformation will be available as soon as medical codes are created that will offer COVID-19 recovery information, which the state does not currently have.

According tothe Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, there have been more than 1,863,000 confirmed cases worldwide, with more than 440,000 recoveries and more than 115,000 deaths.

The actions of Hoosiers have made a positive impact on coronavirus in Indiana, Gov. Eric Holcomb said in a Monday virtual press conference.

UPDATE 9:34 p.m.

Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard, in a news release, strongly urged all who are in public to wear face coverings. He also urged employers to request all front-line employees wear face masks and be tested for the COVID-19 virus. Brainard also requested people shopping for necessary items at essential business such as groceries, hardware stores, pharmacies, restaurants and others wear face coverings when interacting with the public. In addition, he said, businesses should also request that food and product delivery people, private shelf-stockers and mail/package carriers from UPS, FedEx, USPS, Amazon and other businesses wear masks while in those essential businesses.

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