By Sen. Blake Doriot District 12 R-Syracuse INDIANAPOLIS — This week, the Elkhart County Health Department issued a mandate requiring individuals to wear a face covering in all indoor areas open to the public, all outdoor areas open to the public where a distance of six feet from individuals outside of their household cannot be …read more.

ELKHART — Elkhart County Health Department announced the first presumptive positive case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the County, Saturday, March 21. The local health department is working closely with the local and state officials to ensure that contacts of the patient are identified and monitored and that all infection control protocols are being followed, …read more.

ELKHART COUNTY — The Elkhart County Health Department has renewed an earlier warning regarding the threat of mosquito borne illnesses. ECHD has received notice from the Indiana State Department of Health that one mosquito sample pool has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis and four horses have tested positive for EEE in Elkhart County in …read more.