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COVID-19 Cases Decline Slightly As Deaths Rise

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COVID-19 Cases Decline Slightly As Deaths Rise

December 10, 2020  
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By LaMonte Richardson Jr
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS— Daily Hoosier COVID-19 cases dipped to fewer than 5,500 for the first time in December, making Tuesday the lowest daily number of positive cases reported in Indiana since Nov. 28.

But as the number of cases appears to decline slightly, deaths and hospitalizations continue to mount from the highly contagious novel coronavirus. The Indiana Department of Health announced Tuesday that 5,457 additional Hoosiers were diagnosed with COVID-19, bringing the number of Indiana residents now known to have had COVID-19 to 392,663.

In addition, another 124 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, for a total of 6,109 people known to have succumbed to the disease. Another 301 probable deaths have been reported based on diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by the state and occurred over multiple days.

Out of all tests administered, 14% are positive, and out of all the unique tests, 27.6% are positive or more than one in four.

To date, 2,338,308 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 2,323,969 on Monday. A total of 4,656,827 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the health department since Feb. 26.

Data on the health department dashboard show that about one in three positive cases are in the children and adult through age 29 group. But even though young people are testing positive at higher rates than the rest of the population, three in four deaths occur in people over age 70.

There are 3,250 people hospitalized with COVID-19 on Monday. The health also reported that 43.8% of Indiana’s ICU beds are currently being occupied by COVID-19 patients, with 20.9% of beds being available. Of all the ventilators available in the state, 14.2% are being used by COVID-19 patients.

FOOTNOTE: LaMonte Richardson Jr. is a reporter with TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

Just One More Week To File Claim For Restitution Payment After Equifax Data Breach

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Attorney General Curtis Hill today urged Hoosiers to visit IndianaEquifaxClaims.com and file a claim for a restitution payment in light of the massive Equifax data breach. Hoosiers have just one more week to file a claim for payment.

Nearly 4 million Hoosiers are eligible for a restitution payment, and most have not yet filed a claim, Attorney General Hill said. The last day to file is Dec. 16.

“As a result of our settlement with Equifax following its data breach, we have millions of dollars to distribute to eligible Hoosiers who visit IndianaEquifaxClaims.com and successfully file a claim,” Attorney General Hill said. “But if you want the money you are rightfully owed, you have to act by Dec. 16. Visit IndianaEquifaxClaims.com and file a claim today!”

The Equifax data breach occurred from May 2017 to July 2017 and impacted approximately 147 million Americans, including roughly 3.9 million Indiana residents. The breach compromised Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses and, in some cases, driver’s license numbers and credit card information. Attorney General Hill sued Equifax following the data breach and secured a settlement with the company, which agreed to pay the state of Indiana $19.5 million. 

Indiana was one of two states that opted not to participate in a multistate settlement with Equifax in July 2019. Instead, the Office of the Indiana Attorney General opted to file its own lawsuit against the company. As a result, Indiana received more money than any of the states that participated in the multistate settlement, which distributed $175 million among the participating states.

Attorney General Hill encourages all Hoosiers who were Indiana residents between March 2017 and July 2017 to visit IndianaEquifaxClaims.com and enter the required information to file a claim. You will be able to select whether you would like your payment digitally or in the form of a paper check. Payments will be distributed after the Dec. 16 claim deadline.

University of Evansville to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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The University of Evansville (UE) will host a celebration for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 18, 2021. The annual event will be held in a virtual format this year to accommodate COVID-19 guidelines. Each activity will be available online, and the event is free and open to the public. To attend, please visit evansville.edu/cdei for the event’s Zoom links. The 2021 theme is “Our Time is Now” and highlights one of King’s famous quotes, “The time is always right to do what is right.”

The schedule of events is available below.

Symbolic March – January 1-18, 2021

To commemorate the 54-mile Civil Rights March of 1965, UE will hold a virtual symbolic march. Between the dates of January 1-18, participants can log miles online through walking, running, biking, or swimming. At 11:00 a.m. on the day of the celebration, UE encourages participants to complete the 54th mile together.

While there is no registration fee, individuals can make donations toward positive social change at uealumnionline.com/MLKDay2021. All proceeds will go directly towards UE’s Zerah Priestly Carter Scholarship and the Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Virtual Celebration – 11:45 a.m.

The celebration will culminate with the 54-mile march and kick-off the rest of the activities for the day. Speakers will include Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz, president of UE; Rob Shelby, PhD, chief diversity officer; members of the Black Student Union; and lectureship keynote speaker Karith Foster.

Local Leaders Panel Discussion – 2:00 p.m.

The discussion will include leaders from the Evansville community. The panel will be led by Melissa Moore, a UE alumna and secretary for the Legal Aid Society Board of Vanderburgh County.

Lectureship – 7:00 p.m.

Each year, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Lectureship is made possible by the generous support of William G. and Rose M. Mays.

The 2021 lectureship will feature keynote speaker Karith Foster. For nearly two decades, the speaker, humorist, and author has created a seismic shift in mindsets by addressing issues of free expression, diversity, and inclusion. Foster is known as the visionary behind “Inversity”, a philosophy and methodology intentionally designed to revolutionize and transform the way society addresses issues of diversity and leadership. A nationally renowned public speaker, Foster has presented at the United Nations and to executives of the Chamber of Commerce C100, as well as Harvard, Stanford and other organizations.

EPA Finalizes Benefit-Cost Analyses Procedures to Increase Consistency, Honest Accounting in Future Clean Air Act Rulemakings

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 A virtual event with the Heritage Foundation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the finalization of a rule to improve the rulemaking process under the Clean Air Act by establishing requirements to ensure that high-quality analyses of benefits and costs are developed for all significant Clean Air Act rules, and considered to the extent allowed by law. This rule will help ensure that Clean Air Act rules are analyzed consistently, transparently, and appropriately. It also outlines best-practice procedures for assessing benefits and costs when developing regulatory actions.

“Today’s action ensures that EPA is consistent in evaluating costs and benefits when developing broad-reaching policies that affect the American public,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, we are ensuring that future rulemakings under the Clean Air Act are transparent, fair, and consistent with EPA governing statutes, the American public deserves to know the benefits and costs of federal regulations.”

This procedural rule will provide clarity for states, local communities, industry, and other stakeholders regarding EPA’s rulemaking considerations.

As a part of a larger effort of regulatory reform under the Trump Administration, EPA has taken a close look at how to improve assessments of benefits and costs that accompany regulatory actions. Many EPA statutes, including the Clean Air Act, contain language regarding cost consideration, but there are no regulations that ensure that EPA conducts an analysis of the benefits and costs in a consistent manner. This rule provides more consistent and transparent procedures to provide benefit cost analyses for significant rules promulgated under Clean Air Act.

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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“RIGHT JAB AND MIDDLE JAB AND LEFT JAB” DECEMBER 10, 2020

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“Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab” was created because we have a couple of commenters that post on a daily basis either in our “IS IT TRUE” or “Readers Forum” columns concerning National or International issues.

The majority of our “IS IT TRUE” columns are about local or state issues, so we have decided to give our more opinionated readers exclusive access to our newly created “LEFT JAB and Middle Jab and RIGHT JAB”  column. They now have this post to exclusively discuss national or world issues that they feel passionate about.
We shall be posting the “LEFT JAB” AND “MIDDLE JAB” AND “RIGHT JAB” several times a week.  Oh, “LEFT JAB” is a liberal view, “MIDDLE JAB” is the libertarian view and the “RIGHT JAB is representative of the more conservative views. Also, any reader who would like to react to the written comments in this column is free to do so.

HOT JOBS IN EVNSVILLE

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 Daily Scriptures 

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MONDAY 

“If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.” Matthew 6:14 NLT 

TUESDAY 

“But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Matthew 6:15 NLT 

WEDNESDAY 

“And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get.” Matthew 6:16 NLT 

THURSDAY 

“But when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face. Then no one will notice that you are fasting, except your Father, who knows what you do in private. And your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.” Matthew 6:17-18 NLT 

FRIDAY 

“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal.” Matthew 6:19 NLT 

SATURDAY 

“Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.” Matthew 6:20 NLT 

SUNDAY 

“Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.” Matthew 6:21 NLT 

Submitted to the City-County Observer by Karen Seltzer 

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JUST IN: Aces Open Home Schedule With A Win

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Aces open home schedule with a win over EIU

Evansville puts an end to losing streak

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A new home season brought renewed optimism for the University of Evansville men’s basketball team, who opened up its home schedule with a hard-fought 68-65 victory over Eastern Illinois inside the Ford Center.

The win marked the first under the direction of head coach Todd Lickliter and put an end to a 22-game winless streak.  Evansville (1-3) has knocked on the door a few times in the early part of the season and was able to put it all together tonight.

“These guys earned it and that is what made it fun.  I thought we earned it in the first half with our defense,” Lickliter said.  “I am so proud to be the head coach at Evansville and it is fun to coach a team who is together, supports one another and pulls for one another; I will never take that for granted because that does not always happen.  This group is truly supportive of one another.  Eastern Illinois is a good team and this was a good stepping stone.”

Seeing his first action of the season, Jawaun Newton scored a career-high 19 points.  He did most of his damage from the free-throw line, draining 11 of his 13 tries.  Evan Kuhlman finished with 15 points and a team-best seven rebounds while Jax Levitch, Shamar Givance and Noah Frederking scored 11 points apiece.

“I felt good; I wanted to bring energy tonight and keep us all together,” Newton exclaimed.  “When we keep the ball moving like we did tonight, we are really tough to guard.”

Eastern Illinois (2-4) was led by Josiah Wallace and Marvin Johnson, who scored 17 points apiece.

Evansville owned the first half of play, holding the Panthers to just 19 points on the way to a 15-point halftime lead.  Jax Levitch got the night started with a triple before his team established a 12-6 edge at the 13:14 mark.  All five starters scored in the opening sequence.  After EIU cut the UE lead to four, the Purple Aces rallied with an 8-0 run to push the lead to double figures for the first time at 21-8.  Frederking drilled a triple in the run before a long ball from Kuhlman capped off the run with 8:17 on the clock.

A quick jolt saw Eastern Illinois get within six tallies (23-17) with just over five minutes left, but the Aces completed the opening stanza on an 11-2 run as they opened their largest lead of the game – 34-19 – heading into the break.  Newton had four points in the stretch as the Aces had the momentum going into the final 20 minutes.  The Aces defense held EIU to just 33.3% (7/21) shooting in the first half.

Just as things were turning Evansville’s way, the Panthers came out of the half red hot.  Over the first four minutes, EIU hit its first six baskets, including three triples, to get within five points.  Shamar Givance got his squad back on track with a second chance layup before Levitch was true from downtown to push the lead back to 10 with 14:28 remaining.

Another spurt by the Panthers knotted the game at 50-50 as the game entered the final eight minutes.  Kashawn Charles turned an offensive rebound into the game-tying triple with 7:28 left.  One of the turning points came just over three minutes later when Givance intercepted a Panther pass and took it the length of the floor to extend the lead to 62-57 at the final media time out.  Neither team would find the bottom of the rim over the next three minutes until Marvin Johnson hit a basket with 70 ticks on the clock to get his team back within three.

Over the final minute, the Aces fended off the late challenge, hitting four out of five free throws, to clinch its first win of the season.

UE finished with a 28-27 rebounding edge while outshooting the Panthers by a 49.8%-46.2% margin.

A quick turnaround will see the Aces back in action on Saturday with a trip to Saint Louis.  The 2 p.m. game will be carried live by NBC Sports Network.

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