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Cass County remains in orange on Indiana’s COVID metrics map on Dec. 1, 2021

The Indiana Department of Health updates COVID-19 county metrics and advisory levels on Wednesdays. On. Dec. 1, Cass County stayed in orange for the second week, having previously been yellow for most of November. Orange indicates medium to high community…

December 2, 2021

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Cass County moves back to orange advisory level as of Nov. 24, 2021

The Indiana Department of Health updates COVID-19 county metrics and advisory levels on Wednesdays. On. Nov. 24, Cass County was placed in orange after being in yellow since Nov. 3. Orange indicates medium to high community spread of COVID-19. Yellow…

November 25, 2021

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GUEST COLUMN: CMS mandate on COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare organizations

The following video update and guest column were shared by Logansport Memorial Hospital’s President and CEO, Perry Gay. COVID-19 has impacted industries and individuals across the world for so long now. What started as an unforeseen and unprecedented pandemic in…

November 23, 2021

It's our shot Hoosiers. COVID-19 Vaccine. Dark blue shape of State of Indiana on light blue background.

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Appointments now available for Hoosiers ages 5-11 to receive COVID-19 vaccine

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that COVID-19 vaccination appointments for Hoosiers ages 5-11 can now be scheduled by visiting www.ourshot.in.gov or calling 211 or (866) 211-9966. Appointments and pre-registration are strongly recommended to help minimize wait times…

November 4, 2021

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Cass County drops to yellow on Indiana’s county metrics map; remains in orange advisory level

The Indiana Department of Health updates COVID-19 county metrics and advisory levels on Wednesdays. On Nov. 3, 2021, Cass County dropped to yellow on the county metrics map, after 12 weeks in orange, with 164 weekly cases per 100,000 residents,up…

November 4, 2021

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Hoosiers age 5-11 now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that Hoosiers ages 5 to 11 are now eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine following Tuesday’s authorization of the pediatric vaccine by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Pfizer vaccine…

November 3, 2021

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Gov. Holcomb signs COVID-19 Executive Orders

INDIANAPOLIS – Today, Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed Executive Orders 21-28 and 21-29. The Executive Orders expire on Dec. 1, 2021. “Today, I’m extending the public health emergency for another 30 days to maintain critical assistance to our neediest Hoosiers as…

October 30, 2021

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Governor’s Public Health Commission discusses public health workforce

INDIANAPOLIS — The Governor’s Public Health Commission met today at the Indiana State Library to discuss public health workforce issues. Co-chair Judy Monroe, M.D., FAAFP, opened the meeting and noted that the topic of workforce is timely given the current struggles…

October 21, 2021

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Cass County remains in orange on Indiana’s COVID-19 metrics map as of Oct. 21, 2021

The Indiana Department of Health updates COVID-19 county metrics and advisory levels on Wednesdays. On Oct. 21, 2021, Cass County stayed in orange for the eleventh week, with 265 weekly cases per 100,000 residents, up from 206 last week, and…

October 21, 2021

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Logansport Memorial urologist now offering HIFU treatment for localized prostate cancer

Dr. Stephen Beck is now offering high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for the treatment of organ-confined prostate cancer. HIFU, or High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, is a minimally-invasive, outpatient treatment for organ-confined prostate cancer. The procedure uses high-power, highly focused ultrasound…

October 19, 2021

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Indiana reports first influenza-related death of 2021-22 flu season

INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana health officials are urging Hoosiers to get immunized against influenza after confirming the first flu-related death of the 2021-22 flu season. No additional information about the patient will be released due to privacy laws. Each year, hundreds of…

October 15, 2021

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Cass County remains in orange on Indiana’s COVID-19 metrics map as of Oct. 13, 2021

The Indiana Department of Health updates COVID-19 county metrics and advisory levels on Wednesdays. On Oct. 13, 2021, Cass County stayed in orange for the tenth week, with 206 weekly cases per 100,000 residents, down from 220 last week, and…

October 13, 2021

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Cass County remains in orange on Indiana’s COVID-19 metrics map as of Oct.6, 2021

The Indiana Department of Health updates COVID-19 county metrics and advisory levels on Wednesdays. On Oct. 6, 2021, Cass County stayed in orange for the ninth week, with 220 weekly cases per 100,000 residents, down from 289 last week, and…

October 7, 2021

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Cass County remains in orange on Indiana’s COVID-19 metrics map as of Sept. 29, 2021

The Indiana Department of Health updates COVID-19 county metrics and advisory levels on Wednesdays. On Sept. 29, 2021, Cass County stayed in orange for the eighth week, with 289 weekly cases per 100,000 residents, down from 366 last week, and…

September 29, 2021

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Indiana health officials provide update on COVID-19

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Department of Health officials announced Wednesday that more than 35,000 third doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Hoosiers age 18 and older since August, when the CDC and FDA approved a third dose for…

September 29, 2021

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Indiana Department of Health announces changes to COVID-19 dashboards

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today changes to the timing of its COVID-19 dashboard updates to reflect the high volume of data flowing in each day. Beginning today, the dashboards at www.coronavirus.in.gov and www.ourshot.in.gov will update daily…

September 27, 2021

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September 24, 2021 Update from Indiana Department of Health

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 3,659 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 944,708 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the…

September 24, 2021

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Indiana to begin offering Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots for eligible Hoosiers following FDA, CDC actions

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are available to eligible Hoosiers following federal authorization of the additional dose. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommended the…

September 24, 2021

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September 23, 2021 Update from Indiana Department of Health

September 23, 2021

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Cass County remains in orange on Indiana’s COVID-19 metrics map as of Sept. 22, 2021

The Indiana Department of Health updates COVID-19 county metrics and advisory levels on Wednesdays. On Sept. 22, 2021, Cass County stayed in orange for the seventh week, with 366 weekly cases per 100,000 residents, down from 565 last week, and…

September 22, 2021