Where are we headed? COVID-19 in State of Indiana and the State Gov. response (as of June 24, 2020)

       Lastly, in looking at where are headed, we must look at the trends and the timeline of events.

The first COVID-19 case in Indiana was detected on March 6, 2020 (in Marion County), leading Indiana's Governor to declare a public health emergency. The first COVID-19 death in Indiana occuring on March 15th, also in Marion County. In response to COVID-19, a series of public health measures were implemented by the the State of Indiana. These interventions have significantly reduced cases and deaths in many counties. Unfortunately, the rolling 7-day average curve indicates a recent major rise occuring after initiation of Back on Track stage 4.5. Appropriately, this has very recently been followed up with a mask mandate for the state of Indiana.

It is the hope that such interventions will prevent many counties across Indiana from revisiting or exceeding peak levels. This is the last slide. Feel free to start over and revisit and previous slides. Note that county trends can be accessed as well below.

Timeline and trend chart:

• Event A: On March 16, Indiana's governor ordered all bars, restaurants, and nightclubs to close to in-house patrons. On March 19, State of Emergency was to be extended for another 30 days, all K-12 schools (both public and private) were to remain closed, order prohibiting evictions and foreclosures, and utilities prohibited from disconnecting services. Extensions for income taxes and property taxes.
• Event B: On March 23, issues stay at home order effective March 25 to April 7. Non-essential businesses ordered to close or allow employees to work from home. Public gatherings limited to 10 people.
• Event C: On April 2/3, education superintendent announced that all K-12 schools would provide remote instruction for remainder of 2019-2020 school year and governor extended stay at home order two weeks.
• Event D: On May 1, governor announced five-stage Back on Track Plan.