Wayne County Health Department will distribute cloth masks to local small businesses and the general public from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, May 2 at its new office, 100 S. Fifth St., Richmond. The health department’s supply will be handed out on a first-come, first-serve basis, and is intended to supply masks to the public that […]
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April 28: Indiana COVID-19 cases top 900
As of April 28, Indiana has had 901 deaths related to COVID-19, with a total of 16,588 positive cases. A total of 87,181 tests have been administered. There have been 650 new positive cases between April 24 and April 27 in the state. As of noon April 28, Reid has 62 lab-confirmed positive cases in […]
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April 24: Reid at 57 positives, 38 patients in containment areas
As of 5 p.m. April 24, Reid Health has 57 lab-confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, 38 patients in containment areas at the Richmond hospital, and a total of 599 tests submitted for processing. As of April 24, Indiana has a total of 13,680 positive cases of COVID-19. The state has had a total of 741 […]
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April 24: Indiana banks eager to help with new PPP loan funds
Supplied by Indiana Bankers Association On Friday, April 24, President Trump signed into law legislation providing for $310 billion in new funding for the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program. PPP loans allow small businesses to continue to pay employees throughout the COVID-19 shutdown. Initial funding of $350 billion, made available earlier this month, was […]
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Random 5,000 Hoosiers to be tested for COVID to gather data for decisions
Approximately 5,000 Hoosiers from across Indiana, and representative of multiple demographics, are being invited to participate in a testing collaboration between Indiana State Department of Health and the Richard M. Fairbanks IU School of Medicine. Testing will be used to study the novel coronavirus and its spread, and how it is impacting Hoosier communities. This […]
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April 23: Reid up to 53 positives, 38 in containment area at hospital
As of 3:30 p.m. April 23, Reid Health has 53 lab-confirmed positive cases, with 38 patients in containment areas. A total of 560 tests have been submitted for processing. Due to the lag time in state reported data, Reid Health is sharing with the community its own data. This data will no longer include the […]
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Wayne County confirms 3rd COVID-related death
Wayne County Health Department has announced the third death of a Wayne County resident from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The patient was an adult male older than 70 who died April 22 at Reid Hospital in Richmond. No further information will be given about the individual due to privacy laws. Wayne County Health Department has […]
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April 23: Wayne County up to 30 cases; state deaths exceed 700
As of April 23, Wayne and Henry counties have 30 cases of COVID-19, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. Fayette County has 22 cases, and Randolph County has 14. Union County is the lowest in the area with 6, and Franklin County is the highest with 92. Marion County leads the state with […]
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Small businesses should contact banks now for Paycheck Protection Program funds
The Indiana Bankers Association is urging small businesses that have not already applied for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds to contact their banks now in preparation for a second round of funding. On April 21, the U.S. Senate passed legislation that includes more than $300 billion in additional PPP funds, with the House expected to […]
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Food pickup inside local restaurants resumes with limits; self-service drinks return to convenience stores
As Indiana is beginning to see its cases of COVID-19 reach a believed peak, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has asked local health departments to release the restriction of closing the lobby and the inside pick-up and ordering areas within food establishments. In order to still maintain the low COVID-19 numbers seen in Wayne County, establishments […]