Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced Wednesday, August 26, 2020, the Back on Track Stage 4.5 and mask requirement will continue for another 30 days.
“On one hand we are pleased that we have been holding steady in terms of our positivity rate,” said Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb. “We don’t want that to trend up, we would like to see that trend down even more so.”
The positivity rate has plateaued according to a slide shown during the Governor’s weekly briefing. The positivity rate climbed from 4.4% on June 16 to 7.6% on July 27 when the mask requirement went into effect. Since that time the positivity rate has nudged downward; 7.3% on August 17 and 6.6% on August 19.
As a result of this data, the Governor stated he will issue an executive order extending the health emergency and reopening plan through September 25. This extension will have no changes in capacity restrictions for restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues already in place.
