INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Now there’s a better way to track monkeypox in Indiana.

The Indiana State Department of Health has launched a new monkeypox dashboard.

In addition to a case count, the dashboard has a map that shows where Indiana’s cases are.

Most of the 153 monkeypox cases in the state are in central Indiana.

Public health officials say the dashboard will be updated daily, Monday through Friday.

On Wednesday, IDOH published the following:

The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) today launched a new data dashboard showing the prevalence of monkeypox cases in the state, broken down by age group, sex, ethnicity, race and public health district.

Since mid-June, Indiana has reported 153 probable or confirmed cases of monkeypox. The dashboard does not include two previously reported pediatric cases because follow-up investigations determined them to be false positives.

“Our goal with any dashboard is to provide accurate, up-to-date information on the status of an outbreak or significant public health issue to keep Hoosiers informed,” the chief medical officer said. IDOH, Lindsay Weaver, MD, FACEP. “As the monkeypox situation evolves, we continue to review cases and lab results in consultation with our federal partners to ensure our data accurately reflects the current situation. We are grateful to our laboratory, epidemiology and data teams for their ongoing review of cases so that we can keep Hoosiers informed about this outbreak.

The dashboard, which is posted at monkeypox.health.in.gov, will be updated Monday through Friday at 5 p.m. to reflect cases identified as of 5 p.m. the previous day. Due to the small number of cases in most areas of the state, cases will be broken down by public health emergency preparedness district at this time to protect patient privacy.

Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus, which is a member of the same family of viruses as smallpox. Symptoms are similar to smallpox, but milder, and monkeypox is rarely fatal. Illness typically begins with fever, headache, chills, muscle aches, and exhaustion about five to 21 days after exposure. Within one to three days (sometimes more) after the onset of fever, the patient develops a rash. The illness usually lasts two to four weeks. People are considered contagious until all the scabs from the rash have fallen off and a new layer of skin has formed.

Person-to-person transmission is possible through skin contact with body fluids, monkeypox wounds, or contaminated objects, such as bedding or clothing, or through exposure to respiratory droplets during prolonged face-to-face contact.

To learn more about monkeypox, click here.

Visit the Indiana Department of Health www.health.in.gov for more information

Welcome to the jungle.

Indoor RadioThe look at the top rated stations in classic rock continues with the day 2 edition of “In numbers”, focused on the 51-100 and 101-forward markets. The ranking, exclusive to Indoor Radio from Nielsen Media, are based on the average quarter-hour share among people 12 and older Monday through Friday 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. in fall 2021.

Cumulus Media holds the top two with classic rockers posting double-digit delivery. With a share of 12.7, 12+ is “99.9 The Hawk” WODE at Market 73, Allentown, PA, home of 20-year market veteran Rick Michaels, paired with Joel Shimer on “The Hawk Morning Show” .

“The great success of 99.9 The Hawk is attributed to several things, including the heritage talent in all prime time. [who] give it your all every day, to focus on the life and breath of all of Lehigh Valley,” said program director Sal Palazzolo. “Rick Michaels [and] Joel’s unique chemistry adds extra entertainment value for listeners of all ages. With our music, we take a unique approach, using traditional classic rock as our base formula while blending 80s alternative, a dash of ‘pop rock’ tunes and a light touch of modern rock. Between our talent and a little adventurous music, you never get bored on WODE/99.9 The Hawk!”

Cumulus’ WSKZ “KZ 106” in Market 88, Chattanooga, TN, ranks second with a 10.4 share. “KZ is built on a foundation of consistency, surprise, and sincere, strong community engagement,” says Scott Chase, Cumulus Media Chattanooga’s director of operations and KZ afternoon driver, who has worked with the station since 1985. “We play a tight, well-researched library and think outside the box with features that speak to the quantity and quality of the product the format packs. Chattanooga listeners know we’re good at our word and have back when the need arises. Let’s face it, you can get this and every other genre of music in a multitude of places, so what happens between records really defines the essence of who we are : a family rock station that speaks their language and plays the soundtrack of their life.”

On the upper end of those 50 markets with stations in the top 10 are Buffalo, ranked 58th, with Cumulus’ “97 Rock” WGRF, and Rochester, NY, 60th, with Audacy’s WCMF.

Four of those 10s have a share of 10 or more, led by KQDS of Midwest Communications in Market 205, Duluth, MN with a 12.8. Classic rock since 1981, KQDS presents “The KQ Morning Show” with Scott Savage and program director Jason Manning, both with the station for two decades.

In second place, scaring the competition with an 11.3 12+ share, is The Zone Corp’s WKIT. in Bangor, ME, home of station owner and award-winning horror author and screenwriter Stephen King. WKIT is also home to 20+ ghost-do-only hosts – Mark “The Shark” Young, Jason “The Rock Dog” Roberts, and ScoMo.

“We’ve always done things that don’t make sense, in terms of money or programming,” says ScoMo, program director and host of the PM player since WKIT’s debut in 1987. we were live and local 24 hours a day, with an on-air crew that’s been around for decades.We’re still live from 6am-6pm and go far enough into the library to give any radio consultant gasping dry. COVID meant no more remotes or events, but for the first few months of the pandemic, we felt like we were becoming something more and connecting with our audience in a way we didn’t. didn’t have before. We try things that sometimes don’t work, but [we] Take the seed and move on.”

The top-ranked markets with stations in the top 10 of this group are Springfield, MA (102) with Saga Communications’ WAQY “Rock 102”, and Youngstown, OH (136) with Cumulus’ WYFM “Y103”.

Discover the Top Rated Classic Rock Stations in Markets 1-50 HERE.

Here’s some other good news floating around. . .

1. If you’re feeling stressed, call this number: An elementary school in Northern California has launched a toll-free hotline called Peptoc that offers words of encouragement from kindergartners. There are also options to get life advice and hear the kids laugh.

A teacher named Jessica Martin invented it. She says she has been inspired by the positivity of her students, even during the pandemic. So she thought it might inspire other people, and she was right. The hotline was launched late last month. And within two days they were already receiving 700 calls per hour. (The number is 707-998-8410.)

2. A German musician drove 17 hours to the Polish-Ukrainian border and brought his grand piano to play music for the refugees when they arrived. He says his message is “peace through music”.

3. A guy named Shahid David recently moved from Iowa to Maryland and forgot to change his address on his food delivery apps. So when he tried to order Chipotle the other day, it was delivered to his old address 1,000 miles away. But it’s because of his back and forth with the delivery man that it’s in the news. . .

He paid anyway, but texted the guy apologizing and offered him the food. Then the guy texted back. . . said it was his late brother’s birthday. . . and that he was buried nearby. So he went over there to see him and said, in quotes, “I’m having lunch with him today because of you.” You have no idea what that means to me.