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Indiana will end 2020 in a state of emergency as Holcomb again extends public health order
The state of Indiana will close out 2020 in a state of emergency.
On Tuesday, the office of Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced that Holcomb has signed an executive order extending the public health emergency first declared in March through at least Dec. 31.
Executive Order 20-02, which was first issued by Holcomb on March 6 alongside the announcement of the state's first confirmed case, declared a public health emergency to ensure the state receives additional funding if needed.
That order has now been extended nine times, and Indiana has been under a public health emergency for 270 days.
Read more: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2020/12/01/indiana-gov-eric-holcomb-signs-9th-extension-coronavirus-emergency/3780103001/