SHARING
SHARING THE NEW ENFORCEMENT PLAN THE GOVERNOR RELEASED TODAY AND A CHANGE FOR YOUR
CHILD AS THEY HEAD BACK TO
CLASS. BUT FIRST OUR ALAN
CARTER STARTS OFF WITH A NEW
WARNING TONIGHT ABOUT THE
COMING DAYS IN THIS FIGHT
AGAINST COVID . 19 WHEN IT
COMES TO TRACKING CUPID, 19
NUMBERS IN INDIANA. THE
REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE TAKES A
DEEP DOVE. THEIR DASHBOARD
LOOKS AT ALL KINDS OF METRICS
FOR CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS
AND PROVIDING THEM WITH
GUIDANCE ON WHAT DO THESE
NUMBERS MEAN? ONE OF THE TRENDS
LOOKING LIKE WHERE'S THIS
DISEASE HEADED AND WHAT SHOULD
WE DO ABOUT IT? SO BACK TO BACK
DAYS OF RECORD CASES. WHILE
ALARMING WASN'T ALTOGETHER
SURPRISING GIVEN THE TRENDS
THAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING
PARTICULARLY OVER THE LAST TWO
TO THREE WEEKS WE EXPECTED THE
NUMBER TO CONTINUE TO CLIMB. SO
THE LARGE NUMBER DID NOT
SURPRISE US. IT IS TRUE THAT
MOST CASES ARE FROM YOUNGER
THAT DON'T REQUIRE
HOSPITALIZATIONS BUT THEY SAY
IT'S LIKELY NUMBERS WILL GET
EVEN HIGHER IN THE COMING DAYS
.BUT THEY ALSO ACCOUNT FOR
PREVENTATIVE STEPS AND WITH A
STATEWIDE MASKED MANDATE
BEGINNING NEXT WEEK THEY EXPECT
INFECTIONS TO LEVEL OFF JUST
NOT IMMEDIATLEY. YES, I SHOULD
HAVE A MAJOR EFFECT ON CASES
AND HOSPITALIZATIONS AMONGST
THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE PICKING IT
UP AND THESE KINDS
OF PREVENTION MEASURES USUALLY
TAKE TWO TO THREE WEEKS TO SHOW
AN EFFECT. SO FOR EXAMPLE, BACK
IN MARCH AFTER THE GOVERNOR
STAY AT HOME WATER IT TOOK A
GOOD THREE WEEKS BEFORE WE SAW
CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS
LEVEL OFF. AND ONE OF THE
TRENDS THAT I FOUND IN THE DATA
THAT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING IS
THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE SHOWING UP
TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. BUT
OVERALL ICU ADMISSIONS ARE
ACTUALLY DOWN. NOW YOU CAN TAKE
A LOOK AT ALL OF THE DATA BY
GOING TO OUR WEBSITE WTA HAAKON
AND REMEMBER TO PICK UP A MASS
THIS WEEKEND. IF YOU DON'T
ALREADY HAVE ONE, OUR STATEWIDE
MANDATE BEGINS ON MONDAY. THE
GOVERNOR CLEARED UP SOME
CONFUSION TODAY SAYING HOOSIERS
BREAKING THE RULES WON'T BE
CHARGED OR FINED INSTEAD.
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ARE NOW
ENFORCING THE REQUIREMENT
THROUGH EDUCATION. LET'S TAKE A
CLOSER LOOK AT THOSE RECORD
BREAKING NUMBERS WE'VE SEEN
THIS WEEK. TODAY WE HAD OVER A
THOUSAND CASES THAT'S THIS TALL
BLUE BAR HERE. IT'S THE FIRST
TIME WE'VE SEEN THE NUMBER PASS
1000 AND IT IS THE SECOND
STRAIGHT DAY OF RECORD BREAKING
CASES. SADLY THAT DISTURBING
TREND DOESN'T END THERE. TAKE A
LOOK AT THIS SEVEN DAY AVERAGE
WHICH AS WE SHOW YOU EVERY
NIGHT IS THIS DOTTED LINE. AND
YOU CAN SEE THE STEADY CLIMB
THAT WE'VE SEEN. IT'S THE
HIGHEST THIS AVERAGE HAS NOW
BEEN SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF THIS PANDEMIC. INDIANA RIGHT
NOW IS ADDING ON AVERAGE 830
CASES A DAY. IT'S THE FIRST
TIME THAT NUMBER HAS JUMPED
ABOVE 800. NOW LET'S PUT THAT
BACK INTO PERSPECTIVE ON JULY
3RD. WE WERE GETTING ABOUT FOUR
HUNDRED AND FIVE NEW CASES
EVERY DAY IN JUST 21 DAYS OR
THREE WEEKS THAT AVERAGE HAS
MORE THAN DOUBLED. RIGHT NOW
MARION COUNTY REMAINS THE
HARDEST HIT COUNTY IN OUR
STATE. IT'S GOT THE HIGHEST
POPULATION. AND WHILE LOCAL
LEADERS RACE TO REVERSE THE
TREND, THE PANDEMICS IMPACT ON
DOWNTOWN INDY BECOMES MORE
APPARENT EVERY DAY. IT'S FRIDAY
NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN INDY. THE
PEOPLE HEADING IN AND OUT
OF THE CONVENTION CENTER A
WELCOME SIGHT. AFTER MONTHS
OF THE CITY STREETS LOOKING
LIKE A GHOST TOWN. WE'RE HERE
FOR THE WEEKEND. WE GOT HERE
LAST NIGHT AND WE'LL BE HERE
UNTIL SUNDAY. DAVID KEYES IS
HERE WITH HIS FAMILY
FROM MICHIGAN FOR THE U.S. JAY
AND WINDY CITY AND INDY CLASSIC
ALL WEEKEND LONG BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT FOR JUNIOR HIGH AND
HIGH SCHOOL AGE GIRLS. THE
GAMES ARE ALL BEING HELD INSIDE
THE CONVENTION CENTER. THE
TOURNAMENT IS THE SECOND
OF THREE TO BE HELD IN THE SAME
SPOT WHERE 250 CONVENTIONS WERE
ALSO SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE
BEFORE COVID 19. BUT YOU HAVE
TO YOU HAVE A TEMPERATURE
CHECK. AND THEN AFTER THE
TEMPERATURE CHECK, YOU KNOW, I
GUESS YOU'RE ABLE TO GO IN BUT
YOU HAVE TO WEAR A MASK WHILE
YOU'RE INSIDE. MANY WORE MASKS
OUTSIDE JUST ONE DAY AFTER THE
CITY ANNOUNCED IT WAS GOING
BACK TO STRICTER REGULATIONS
INCLUDING THE CLOSURE OF BARS
AND NIGHTCLUBS BECAUSE OF A
STEADY INCREASE IN
COVERED CASES. RESTAURANTS HAVE
SCALED BACK TO 50 PERCENT
SEATING CAPACITY INDOORS AND
HAVE A CLOSING TIME
OF MIDNIGHT. WHEN I WAS A
LITTLE DISAPPOINTED WHEN I
LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE WHAT WAS
OPEN AND WHAT WAS OUT JUST
BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER BEEN HERE.
BUT VINCE GUERRERO AND HIS
DAUGHTER VIVIAN WILL I LOVE IT.
IT'S VERY BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN. A
STATE WIDE MARKETING CAMPAIGN
ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS MONTH
AIMED TO SEND THE SAME MESSAGE
.IT HIGHLIGHTED THE CITY'S
MANY RESTAURANTS AND
ATTRACTIONS HOPING TO BRING
PEOPLE BACK DOWNTOWN FOR A
STAYCATION OF SORTS. NOW THOSE
ADS ARE STILL RUNNING BUT 40
PERCENT OF THE MILLION DOLLAR
MARKETING CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN
PAUSED AND THE VISIT INDIE
FOLKS SAY IT IS STILL WORKING
THOUGH BRINGING IN ABOUT 400
MILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE IN
THE PAST FEW WEEKS A SIGN THEY
SAY THE PEOPLE STILL WANT TO
COME HERE WHEN THEY CAN. DAVID
KEY SAYS HE HAS AND WILL IT'S
USUALLY A GREAT WEEKEND AND I'M
SURE IT'S GOING TO BE THAT WAY
THIS WEEKEND AS WELL.
THE OTHER
BIG DEBATE WE'VE SEEN THIS WEEK
THE BEST WAY TO SAFELY RETURN
KIDS TO THE CLASSROOM. SEVERAL
MARIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ANNOUNCED NEW PLANS WITHIN THE
LAST 24 HOURS AFTER MAYOR
HOGSETT DECIDED NO IN-PERSON
CLASSES WOULD TAKE PLACE UNTIL
AUGUST 5TH AT THE EARLIEST.
PERRY TOWNSHIP PUSHING ITS
START DATE FROM JULY TWENTY
NINTH TO AUGUST 5TH. FRANKLIN
TOWNSHIP STARTING AUGUST 3RD
ONLINE AND TRANSITIONING TO
IN-PERSON ON AUGUST 5TH PIKE
TOWNSHIP STARTS ONLINE CLASSES
AUGUST 11TH LASTING THROUGH AT
LEAST LABOR DAY. NOW SOME OTHER
COUNTIES ARE STARTING TO PUSH
FOR A SIMILAR DELAY IN
REOPENING CLASSROOMS. SENDING
CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL,
ACCORDING TO PROTESTERS IS A
LIFE AND DEATH DECISION. SOME
HENDRICKS COUNTY PARENTS
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ARE
LEANING ON THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT TO DELAY THE START
OF SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY BY
THREE WEEKS. AVON START SCHOOL
WEDNESDAY, BROWNSBURG ON
THURSDAY. A SPOKESPERSON FOR
THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
SAYS IT'S BEEN WORKING ALL
ALONG WITH SUPERINTENDENTS ON
THEIR CODED RESPONSE PLANS
COMING BACK TO SCHOOL, SHE
SAYS, WILL BE AS SAFE AS IT CAN
BE. NOW PART OF THE GOVERNOR'S
STATEWIDE MASK MANDATE WILL
IMPACT SCHOOLS STUDENTS IN
THIRD GRADE ABOVE PLUS STAMP
AND VISITORS WILL HAVE TO WEAR
A MASK. AND EVEN THOUGH KIDS
BETWEEN TWO AND EIGHT YEARS OLD
ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE
STATEWIDE ORDER, THEY