Jan 27, 2021 / 03:11 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – As new coronavirus variants spread, some health experts suggest using two masks could be better than one and like many things during the pandemic, there are differing opinions.
A recent News 8 Twitter poll shows 76% of those who responded voted “no” to wearing two masks while 23% voted “yes.”
Gina Logan from Columbus, Indiana is one of those who voted “yes” and says she started double masking three weeks ago wearing first a cloth mask that has three layers and then the disposable mask with the fitted metal.
“I try to follow what the public health experts recommend and once they started talking about the variants and suggesting double masking, I started doing it,” said Logan, who says she wears her masks to work and doesn’t remove them all day.
States’ lawmakers are pushing to curb governors’ virus powers
FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2021, file photo, a passerby wearing a protective mask is reflected in the window of an empty restaurant near Market Square in downtown Pittsburgh. Irritated by the sweeping use of executive orders during the COVID-19 crisis, state lawmakers around the U.S. are moving to curb the authority of governors and top health officials to impose emergency restrictions such as mask rules and business shutdowns. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
by: By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press
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Jan 28, 2021 / 03:52 PM EST
Irritated by the sweeping use of executive orders during the COVID-19 crisis, state lawmakers around the U.S. are moving to curb the authority of governors and top health officials to impose emergency restrictions such as mask rules and business shutdowns.
Jan 28, 2021 / 11:52 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) The Indiana State Department of Health has issued new COVID-19 information for our state.
ISDH says 2,890 more Hoosiers have tested positive for COVID-19. Those tests were recorded between Jan. 26 and Jan. 27
A total of 619,995 Hoosiers have tested positive for COVID-19.
ISDH says 34 more Hoosiers have died from COVID-19. The deaths occurred between Jan. 20 and Jan. 27. ISDH says 10 of the deaths occurred on Jan. 27.
A total of 9,504 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19. Another 375 “probable” deaths have occurred, but a positive test is not on record.
The 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals stands at 17.4%. The 7-day positivity rate of all tests is 8.9%.