New COVID-19 cases plummet in Indiana but rise slightly in Delaware County Mike Stucka
Indiana reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 7,070 new cases. That s down 10.1% from the previous week s tally of 7,860 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Indiana ranked 13th among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 16.9% from the week before, with 286,109 cases reported. With 2.02% of the country s population, Indiana had 2.47% of the country s cases in the last week. Across the country, seven states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
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Indiana reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 7,070 new cases. That s down 10.1% from the previous week s tally of 7,860 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Indiana ranked 13th among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 16.9% from the week before, with 286,109 cases reported. With 2.02% of the country s population, Indiana had 2.47% of the country s cases in the last week. Across the country, seven states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Officer s resignation accepted by board
JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette
The Board of Safety on Thursday accepted the resignation of former police officer Andrew Beck, accused of soliciting a teenage girl.
Beck, a city police officer since 2006, was charged in September 2019 with child solicitation, dissemination of matter harmful to minors and child pornography possession. According to court documents, he agreed to a plea deal and will be sentenced June 4 by Superior Court Judge Fran Gull.
Beck, then 47, was a part-time school resource officer at Wayne High School when he pursued a sexual relationship with a female student between December 2018 and June 2019. He sent her photos of himself, including one where he was naked, court records said.
New coronavirus cases leaped in Indiana in the week ending Sunday, rising 17% as 7,860 cases were reported. The previous week had 6,719 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Indiana ranked 19th among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 15.4% from the week before, with 344,463 cases reported. With 2.02% of the country s population, Indiana had 2.28% of the country s cases in the last week. Across the country, 16 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.