US surgeon general calls Indianapolis an ’emerging hotspot’ for COVID-19

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The United States’ top doctor is calling Indianapolis an “emerging hotspot” for COVID-19.

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams posted the statement on Twitter saying in part, “We must now focus on flattening the curve and raising the bar in emerging hotspots like New Orleans, Chicago, Detroit, LA, Miami, and Indianapolis.”

7/n We must now focus on flattening the curve AND raising the bar in emerging hotspots like New Orleans, Chicago, Detroit, LA, Miami, and Indianapolis.



We have the playbook, – but we must all increasingly run the plays faster and better as #COVID19 spreads the field. — Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) March 29, 2020

According to Indiana State Health Department, nearly 8,500 Hoosiers have been tested for coronavirus. As of 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 1,232 positive cases have been identified in the state.

“We have the playbook, – but we must all increasingly run the plays faster and better as #COVID19 spreads the field,” Adams said online.

Gov. Eric Holcomb ordered Hoosiers to hunker down last week with a two-week shelter-in-place order as state health officials continue to provide daily updates on COVID-19 cases in the state.