Update: October 30, 2020:
Today, Governor Eric Holcomb signed Executive Order 20-47 to extend the public health emergency an additional 30 days, to December 1, 2020.
Click here to see the executive order.
Update: October 15, 2020:
Governor Eric Holcomb has put Indiana’s Back On Track plan on hold and extended the face covering mandate until November 14.
On October 15, Governor Holcomb signed Executive Order 20-46 extending the adjusted version of the Stage 5 Back On Track Indiana plan and extending the state’s face covering mandate until Nov. 14.
Click this link to this Executive Order: https://www.in.gov/gov/2384.htm
Previous: September 24, 2020:
Source: The Office of Governor Eric Holcomb, September 24, 2020
Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced that he will advance the state to an updated version of the Stage 5 Back On Track Indiana plan and extend the state’s face covering mandate until at least Oct. 17.
Local governments may impose more restrictive guidelines.
Under this adjusted Stage 5, face coverings remain required.
Organizers of events with more than 500 people in attendance will be required to submit a plan to the local health department that outlines measures to mitigate COVID-19.
Restaurants and bars that serve food may open at full capacity as long as six feet of space to maintain social distancing is in place. Customers must be seated at a table or counter.
Indoor and outdoor venues may open at full capacity with social distancing measures in place. Senior centers and congregate meal sites may open with precautions. Personal services and gyms and fitness centers may resume normal operations with social distancing safeguards and cleaning protocols in place.
Details and guidance are updated at BackOnTrack.in.gov and in Executive Order 20-43.
The Governor also signed an executive order extending the public health emergency an additional 30 days.
The executive orders can be found here: https://www.in.gov/gov/2384.htm
Previously, August 27, 2020:
Governor Eric J. Holcomb extended the state’s face covering mandate and continue Stage 4.5 of the Back On Track Indiana plan until Sept. 25.
Local governments may impose more restrictive guidelines.
The Governor also signed an executive order extending the public health emergency an additional 30 days.
The executive order can be found here: https://www.in.gov/gov/2384.htm
From Friday, July 24:
On Friday, July 24, Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed Executive Order 20-37 to require face coverings, effective Monday, July 27, to slow the spread of Coronavirus.
“Hoosiers have worked hard to get where we are today with businesses open and people back at work. We want to keep it that way. We don’t want to dial things back. Face coverings can and will help us blunt the increase of this virus,” Gov. Holcomb said.
State and local health departments will be responsible for enforcing compliance through education about the importance of wearing face coverings. The executive order does not include criminal penalties.
The executive order also outlines the requirements for mask-wearing in schools.
Gov. Holcomb has used data to drive decisions since the state’s first case of the novel coronavirus in early March. At this time, the state faces:
- An increase in overall hospitalizations from approximately 600 a day near the end of June to approximately 800 through July 24
- The highest number of cases in a single day so far with 1,011 Hoosiers reported positive on July 24
- A rise in COVID-19 positivity across the state from a low of 3.6% a month ago to nearly double that percentage now
- Some counties, which early on had minimal positive cases in some instances, now reporting regular double-digit positive cases