Category Archives: Coronavirus Coverage
The Latest - NBC News: Biden promises help for Mayfield, Kentucky
President Biden is promising to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to help Kentucky. He toured two cities hit the hardest by tornadoes last weekend and said he had never seen that kind of da...
Dec 16, 2021
ACPL announces Code Red protocols amid spike in COVID cases
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Representatives with the Allen County Public Library say that in accordance with the county metrics and requirements outlined in Governor Holcomb's Executive Order 20-...
Dec 15, 2021
Hoosiers ages 16 and 17 now eligible for booster doses
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Health has announced that any Hoosier aged 16 or older can receive a booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine so long as they received their second dos...
Dec 15, 2021
The Latest - NBC News: Lights begin to return in Mayfield, KY
The lights are slowly coming back on in Kentucky from the state’s worst tornado outbreak. More than 17-thousand homes and businesses remain in the dark at this hour, down from 26,000. But in pla...
Dec 15, 2021
Parkview: Region's COVID-19 hospitalizations near record peak
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Parkview Health says that despite the region's near-record high hospitalizations for COVID-19, Parkview is maintaining services and access to care for the community. T...
Dec 14, 2021
The Latest - NBC News: Congress to mark over 800,000 COVID deaths
Congressional leaders are planning a moment of silence today to honor the 800,000+ lives lost to COVID. The nation hit that grim milestone over the weekend as the new omicron variant spreads to more t...
Dec 14, 2021
New Omicron variant strain of COVID-19 confirmed in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Infectious disease experts say a new variant strain of COVID-19 has reached Central Ohio. Over the weekend, the Ohio Department of Health said that the new Omicron mutat...
Dec 13, 2021
National Guard deployed to states strapped with virus surges
UPDATE (December 13, 2021): (ADAMS) - Maine, Michigan, and Indiana are among the latest states to request and get aid from the National Guard as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to overwhelm their h...
Dec 13, 2021
The Latest - NBC News: Utter devastation from record tornadoes
It appears to be utter devastation from record tornadoes over the weekend. Kentucky was the hardest hit of six Midwest states, with the city of Mayfield suffering the most. While a familiar face is le...
Dec 13, 2021
Local emergency rent and utility assistance to ending
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division announced on Thursday that the application process for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) will clos...
Dec 12, 2021
