WE'LL
WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THIS. AND NOW FOR TONIGHT'S BIG STORY INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN
BLOOMINGTON LAYING DOWN THE LAW
TRYING TO PREVENT ANOTHER SPIKE
COPIED CASES ON THE BLOOMINGTON
CAMPUS. THEY'VE SENT CEASE AND
DESIST LETTERS TO THREE GREEK
HOUSES SIGNIFY EPSILON, LAMBDA
SIGMA EPSILON AND OMEGA PHI
BETA ARE ALL CURRENTLY UNDER
INVESTIGATION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
VIOLATIONS. AND AS ALAN CARTER
DISCOVERED IN BLOOMINGTON
TODAY, THIS COULD SPELL TROUBLE
IF STUDENTS REFUSE THE
UNIVERSITY'S ORDER. POLICE
SEIZED IN THIS ORDERS REALLY
MEAN THAT A FRATERNITY OR
SORORITY CAN'T BE MUCH
FRATERNITY OR SORORITY FOR THE
TIME BEING. NO PARTIES, NO
GATHERINGS, NOT EVEN
RECRUITING. AND HERE'S A LITTLE
BIT OF BACKGROUND. LAST MONTH
THE UNIVERSITY ACTUALLY WANTED
TO SHUT DOWN GREEK LIFE
ALTOGETHER BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE
AUTHORITY. BUT THERE WERE SOME
SERIOUS CONCERNS OVER HIGH
KOSTIUK CASES AND POSITIVITY
RATES CONNECTED TO FRATERNITIES
AND SORORITIES. AND WHILE
OVERALL CAMPUS COPA NUMBERS
HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN IN THIS
CASE, THE UNIVERSITY TELLS ME
THAT THESE FRATERNITIES AND
SORORITIES ARE SUSPECTED
OF VIOLATIONS OF COUNTY HEALTH
GUIDELINES. THEY'RE ALL NOW
UNDER INVESTIGATION AND THAT
CAN LEAD TO FINES OR EVEN LEGAL
ACTION FROM THE COUNTY AND
ADMINISTRATORS SAY THEY'LL
CRACK DOWN IF THESE SEATS
DESIST ORDERS AREN'T FOLLOWED
INCLUDING ACTION ON INDIVIDUAL
STUDENTS LIKE SUSPENSION OR
EXPULSION. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S
NOT JUST I YOU STRUGGLING TO
CONTAIN CODED CASES ON CAMPUS.
PURDUE, FOR EXAMPLE, REPORTING
MORE THAN 200 STUDENT CASES IN
JUST THE LAST WEEK. THAT'S
ALMOST A FOURTH OF ALL STUDENT
CASES SINCE THE TESTING STARTED
BACK ON AUGUST 1ST. HOW ABOUT
NOTRE DAME? THEY'VE GOT
PROBLEMS TOO. MORE FOOTBALL
PLAYERS ARE TESTING POSITIVE.
TWENTY FIVE PLAYERS RIGHT NOW
ARE IN ISOLATION AND 14 CLOSE
CONTACTS ARE NOW IN QUARANTINE.
THIS IS A BIG WAKEUP CALL FOR
COLLEGE STUDENTS TONIGHT THAT
KOSTIUK 19 IS A SERIOUS RISK
BECAUSE WE'VE LEARNED THAT
THERE IS A COLLEGE STUDENT IN
NORTH CAROLINA WHO DIED THIS
WEEK AFTER COMPLICATIONS
FROM THE VIRUS. SO EVEN THOUGH
YOUNG ADULTS AND KIDS USUALLY
DON'T GET REALLY SICK WITH THE
VIRUS, IT CAN HAPPEN AND SHOULD
BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND WE KNOW
YOUNGER HOOSIERS ACCOUNT FOR AN
INCREASING NUMBER OF OUR STATES
COVID CASES. YOU SEE THESE FIVE
COLUMNS HERE. THEY SHOW THE AGE
GROUPS WITH THE LARGEST
PERCENTAGE OF POSITIVE CASES
THAT TALLEST COLUMN THERE.
THOSE ARE HOOSIERS 20 TO 9. SO
THAT INCLUDES MOST OF THE
COLLEGE CROWD. AND AS YOU CAN
SEE, IT'S BIGGER THAN THE REST
FACT JUST YESTERDAY STATE
HEALTH LEADERS TOLD US THAT
HOOSIERS 18 TO 25 ARE A BIG
REASON WHY WE'VE SEEN THIS
RECENT UPTICK IN CASES BECAUSE
MANY OF THEM ARE ASYMPTOMATIC
AND UNKNOWINGLY SPREADING IT.
MOST INDIANA COLLEGES HAVE A
CODED 19 DASHBOARD TO TRACK
CASES. THAT WAY YOU CAN KEEP
TRACK OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AT
YOUR STUDENT SCHOOL. AND NOW
OUR STATE HAS A SIMILAR TOOL
FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS IN K
THROUGH 12. OUR LAUREN CAUSTIC
TONIGHT SHOWS US HOW IT WORKS
AND WHAT STATE LEADERS STILL
NEED. WELL, WE'RE TOLD THAT THE
STATE IS STILL GATHERING AND
SORTING THROUGH THAT DATA. BUT
HERE IS WHAT WE KNOW WHEN YOU
GO TO THE SITE YOU'RE GOING TO
SEE TWO COLUMNS. THE FIRST ONE
SHOWS ALL THE CASES THAT
HAPPENED IN THE LAST WEEK. THE
OTHER IS THE TOTAL NUMBER
OF CASES SINCE THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR. AND AS YOU CAN
SEE, STUDENTS MAKE UP THE
MAJORITY OF CASES COMPARED TO
TEACHERS AND STAFF. AND WHEN
YOU SCROLL DOWN, THAT'S WHEN IT
GETS A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING.
YOU CAN SEARCH WHICH SCHOOLS
HAVE CASES IN WHICH ONES DON'T.
BUT LOOK AT THIS ABOUT HALF
OF INDIANA SCHOOLS HAVE NOT
GIVEN INFORMATION TO THE STATE
AND THEY'RE NOT TECHNICALLY
REQUIRED TO DO SO. IT IS
SOMETHING STATE LEADERS SAY
THEY MIGHT CHANGE IN THE
FUTURE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE
NOT GETTING THE INFORMATION
THEY NEED. THIS NEW TRACKING
SYSTEM COMES DURING AN
INCREASING CASES AMONG YOUNG
HOOSIERS, ESPECIALLY HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS. A NEW STUDY
SHOWS CHILDREN MAKE UP 10
PERCENT OF ALL U.S. CASES
COMPARED TO JUST TWO POINT TWO
PERCENT BACK IN APRIL. AND EVEN
THOUGH NOT ALL INDIANA SCHOOLS
ARE REPORTING THEIR CASES, YOU
CAN STILL DO A QUICK SEARCH.
LET'S SAY I QUIT A BROWNSBURG
HIGH SCHOOL. I CAN SEE 15
STUDENTS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE
WITH LESS THAN FIVE IN THE LAST
WEEK AND THE STATE WILL BE
UPDATING THE SITE EVERY WEEK.
WE HAVE A LINK TO IT ON OUR
WEBSITE RIGHT NOW AT WGBH