(Indianapolis, IN) - It’s been six months since the state has had this many new COVID-19 cases, especially unwelcome news as schools are going back in session. 

According to state health officials, there were close to 1900 new cases yesterday. That’s the highest one-day total of new cases since early February, officials said.

The ISDH also revealed nearly 1,000 Hoosiers are in hospitals right now with the virus. About one-third of the 92 counties in the state also have positivity rates above 10-percent.