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Gov. Eric Holcomb in Wednesday’s coronavirus briefing announced new steps to support and protect people in long-term care facilities during the coronavirus pandemic.
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One of the ways he’ll do that is with the help of the Indiana National Guard.
Holcomb said, “Over the next couple weeks, we’ll take additional steps to directly support and further partner with these facilities, starting with utilizing members of the Indiana National Guard who will work side by side staff members and help them with screening employees and data entry, and testing and infection control practices and so much more, so that the facility staff members can rightly focus on what they do best, and that’s caring directly for the residents.”
Holcomb says they’ll start these extra measures with facilities that have had registered outbreaks. But by “outbreak,” he means just a single case. Indiana has more than 500 nursing homes and, eventually, all will get some help.
“The pandemic has taken a toll as I just mentioned on all of us. It’s taken a real toll on the residents and the staff and their families,” Holcomb said.
Indiana stays at Stage 5 of reopening as COVID-19 cases rise
By DAVID WILLIAMS
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Indiana’s positive coronavirus cases are rising.
“Stopping the spread is more important than ever, as our case counts increase,” said Dr. Lindsay Weaver, Indiana’s Department of Health Chief Medical Officer. “This past week has seen the highest case numbers that Indiana has recorded during this pandemic, and our health care system is reflecting that increase.”
Gov. Eric Holcomb on Wednesday gave an update on how Indiana is in a holding pattern.