Indiana health officials prepare contact tracing teams for further increase in COVID-19 cases

By Willie S. Morrissey Last updated Jan 29, 2022

TAX CREDIT PROGRAM. INDIANA CONCTTA TRACERS ARE PREPARING FOR A RISE IN NEW COVID CASES THOSE WHO MAKE CALLS IN INDIANAPOLIS. SAY THEIR DAILY LOAD EXCEEDED 700 PEOPLE P DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS AT THEIR MAXIMUM. THEY SAW OVER A THOUSAND CASES EVERY DAY. HOWEVER, THEY NOW HAVE FEWER STAFF AS THEY PREPARE FOR A POST-HOLIDAY SPIKE. SO WE HAVE A SMALLER STAFF RIGHT NOW THAN WE HAD A YEAR. ROAD JUST YOU KNOW BUDGET CUTS THIS LIKE THIS POINT, MANY GREEN RUNNERS HANDLE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 CASES A DAY. IT IS THEREFORE A WHOLE LOAD FOR ONE PERSON TO HANDLE DURING THE WATCH. AND SO WE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE STAY ON TARGET OUR GOAL OF DR. KANE WILL NEED TO KEEP THE K AT 12 SCHOOLS OPEN. SO WE ARE REALLY WORKING TO MAKE SURE TO REACH AS MANY CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AS POSSIBLE. AND HEALTH EXPERTS SAY INDIANA WILL LIKELY

Now that Thanksgiving and Christmas are over and New Year’s Eve celebrations are looming, contact tracers in Indiana are bracing for a surge in new COVID-19 cases. Those making calls in Indianapolis said their daily workload exceeded 700 people a day before Christmas. At their peak, they saw over 1,000 cases every day. However, now they have few staff members as they prepare for a post-holiday peak. A health official says the reduction in staff is due to budget cuts, among other issues.Continuing Coverage: Navy team to help Indiana’s largest hospital amid latest wave of COVID- 19Shandy Dearth, director of the public health practice center at IU Fairbanks School of Public Health, said their contact tracers are handling between 20 and 30 cases a day right now. work to make sure we reach out to as many children and their families as possible,” Dearth said. Health experts have said Indiana will likely see a spike in cases in January.

INDIANAPOLIS—

Now that Thanksgiving and Christmas are over and New Year’s Eve celebrations are looming, contact tracers in Indiana are bracing for a surge in new COVID-19 cases.

Those making calls in Indianapolis said their daily workload exceeded 700 people a day before Christmas. At their peak, they saw over 1,000 cases every day.

However, now they have few staff members as they prepare for a post-holiday peak. According to a health official, the reduction in staff is due, among other things, to budget cuts.

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Shandy Dearth, director of the public health practice center at IU Fairbanks School of Public Health, said their contact tracers are currently handling between 20 and 30 cases a day.

“We’re just trying to make sure we stay on target. Our goal is to keep K-12 schools open, so we’re really working to make sure we’re reaching out to as many kids and their families as possible,” Dearth mentioned.

Health experts have said Indiana will likely see a spike in cases in January.