COVID-19 website tracks evolving public health situation

Local stores are affected by panic buying, leaving many shelves empty/ Lucy Perry photo

INDIANAPOLIS —The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has posted the State of Indiana’s guidance for mass gatherings to its COVID-19 website, which can be accessed at
https://on.in.gov/COVID19.


Governor Eric. J. Holcomb announced the guidance yesterday as part of additional steps the state is taking to reduce the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Indiana.

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is closely monitoring an outbreak of the 2019 novel (new) coronavirus or COVID-19. This new respiratory virus was first identified in the city of Wuhan in China’s Hubei Province and continues to infect people in China and around the world, including the United States. On March 6, ISDH confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in a Hoosier with recent travel. The dashboard below will be updated daily with the most up-to-date case counts. Please click here for the most recent press releases related to COVID-19.

ISDH is working with federal and local partners to respond to this evolving public health situation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the risk of infection in the United States is low, as the virus has had limited person-to-person spread in the United States at this time. The CDC does not have any evidence to suggest that animals or animal products imported from China pose a risk for spreading COVID-19 in the United States.
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Please consult this page for updated news and guidance on the COVID-19 outbreak. Updates will be made as new information becomes available. Please contact your healthcare provider if you experience symptoms such as fever, cough and shortness of breath and have a recent history of travel to areas affected by COVID-19 or contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19.

​General questions about COVID-19 my be directed to the ISDH Epidemiology Resource Center at 317-233-7125 [317-233-1325 after hours] or e-mail epiresource@isdh.in.gov.