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Indiana COVID-19 Cases
Indiana Total Coronavirus Cases: 2,080,067
Indiana New Coronavirus Deaths:
Indiana Total Coronavirus Deaths: 26,502
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for Fairbanks
Indiana coronavirus: Fairbanks study indicates that spread has slowed
The spread of the coronavirus across Indiana has eased in recent weeks, a study by Indiana University researchers and the state's health department indicates. The study compared a random sample of ... More info »
The Indianapolis Star - 06/17/2020 11:12amCoronavirus in Indiana may be 11 times more prevalent than thought
IU's Fairbanks public health researchers partner with state on study that finds about 3% of Hoosiers have or have had coronavirus. ... Nearly 11 times as many people in Indiana may have been ... More info »
The Indianapolis Star - 05/13/2020 12:10pmFairbanks is now considered Alaska's coronavirus 'hot spot'
Alaska health officials are now calling the Fairbanks area the “hot spot” for coronavirus in Alaska. That’s despite more total cases in Anchorage, where there’s also been two deaths, and a ... More info »
Alaska Public Media - 03/30/2020 12:00pmFairbanks’ pandemic-high spike in COVID-19 patients pushes regional hospital to its limit - Anchorage Daily News
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are trending down in Alaska — but not in Fairbanks, which is now experiencing its worst coronavirus outbreak so far since the pandemic began. The Interior ... More info »
Alaska Dispatch News - 05/06/2021 04:28amFairbanks study finds COVID-19 infection rate 10X greater than previously thought - Fox 59
INDIANAPOLIS — A recent study by the IU Fairbanks School of Public Health, and confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control, indicates COVID-19 is likely more widespread in Indiana than was f… ... More info »
FOX59 News - 07/22/2020 08:00am