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LaPorte County recorded its first official death due to COVID-19 yesterday, at this time there are not any details of who or where.

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Mayor declares local disaster emergency for Michigan City; instates curfew

Anna Ortiz Apr 7, 2020

Following a tripling of coronavirus cases in LaPorte County, the Michigan City mayor declared a local disaster emergency and issued an executive order instating a curfew.

On Tuesday Mayor Duane Parry announced Executive Order 04-2020 that was to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday for Michigan City residents, according to the mayor’s office.

“To the citizens of our community, over the past week the number of people living in LaPorte County that have become infected with the COVID-19 virus has increased over 300%,” Parry said. “As your mayor, I cannot stress enough that the actions we take now through the next several weeks will help curb the spread of this virus and save lives. There is nothing that I won’t do as mayor to protect our residents at this very critical time.”

LaPorte County has a total of 25 coronavirus cases as of Tuesday. On March 31, LaPorte County had recorded eight positive cases.

During this time, Michigan City police are empowered to disperse gatherings and can order residents to vacate closed areas of the city’s parks, the executive order said.

It also further enforces the stay-at-home order with a mandatory curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., in which no one is allowed to remain on or loiter in a vehicle on city streets or public places during this time. Those exempted are residents traveling for essential work purposes, people seeking services of a health care operation or anyone engaged in essential travel, officials said.