Baby in New Haven surrendered in Safe Haven Baby Box

Officials say a baby was found in the New Haven Baby Box around 4:30 p.m.

Posted: Feb 19, 2020 6:11 PM

Updated: Feb 19, 2020 6:17 PM

Posted By: Jake Thomas

NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WFFT) — An infant was surrendered in a Safe Haven Baby Box Wednesday afternoon.

Officials say a baby was found in the New Haven Baby Box around 4:30 p.m.

Safe Haven Baby Box Founder Monica Kelsey announced there will be a media conference held outside the New Haven Fire Department with more information on Thursday morning at 9.

Women in crisis can call the 24-hour National Safe Haven Crisis hotline and can receive counseling and assistance by calling 1-866-99BABY1.

Since April 2016, when the first box was installed, there have been no dead abandoned infants in the state of Indiana.

Indiana Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 1007681

Reported Deaths: 16470

County	Cases	Deaths
Marion	135521	2121
Lake	66410	1166
Allen	57993	801
Hamilton	46350	465
St. Joseph	44397	615
Elkhart	35949	510
Vanderburgh	32251	480
Tippecanoe	27933	260
Johnson	25107	445
Hendricks	23897	359
Porter	22929	365
Madison	18748	409
Clark	18557	252
Vigo	17479	303
Monroe	15263	200
LaPorte	15173	250
Delaware	15073	263
Howard	14748	290
Kosciusko	12348	148
Hancock	11728	176
Bartholomew	11639	180
Warrick	11292	189
Floyd	11108	215
Wayne	10986	253
Grant	10082	220
Morgan	9472	176
Boone	8926	115
Dubois	8271	131
Henry	8229	152
Dearborn	8223	93
Noble	8031	106
Marshall	7939	135
Cass	7546	121
Lawrence	7457	171
Shelby	7189	119
Jackson	6982	89
Gibson	6597	115
Harrison	6491	92
Knox	6421	106
Huntington	6395	100
DeKalb	6323	99
Montgomery	6264	111
Miami	5933	98
Putnam	5812	78
Clinton	5761	71
Whitley	5657	55
Steuben	5625	76
Wabash	5332	104
Jasper	5320	79
Jefferson	5112	97
Ripley	5005	86
Adams	4825	76
Daviess	4677	114
Scott	4389	74
Greene	4251	96
Wells	4248	88
Clay	4233	60
White	4187	64
Decatur	4169	102
Fayette	4065	87
Jennings	3873	61
Posey	3766	44
Washington	3591	51
LaGrange	3590	78
Randolph	3452	100
Spencer	3402	43
Fountain	3357	60
Sullivan	3294	52
Starke	3171	71
Owen	3147	71
Fulton	3126	67
Orange	2936	64
Jay	2846	45
Franklin	2656	43
Perry	2654	52
Rush	2624	32
Carroll	2619	34
Vermillion	2586	54
Parke	2314	26
Pike	2292	43
Tipton	2281	59
Blackford	1931	42
Pulaski	1837	57
Crawford	1598	23
Newton	1583	48
Benton	1506	17
Brown	1467	47
Martin	1387	19
Switzerland	1350	11
Warren	1211	16
Union	1070	16
Ohio	846	13
Unassigned	0	540

Ohio Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 1519304

Reported Deaths: 23955

County	Cases	Deaths
Franklin	164265	1696
Cuyahoga	146407	2459
Hamilton	105366	1431
Montgomery	74066	1279
Summit	61784	1111
Lucas	56338	917
Butler	51580	718
Stark	46681	1064
Lorain	35628	585
Warren	32836	377
Mahoning	30787	693
Clermont	28193	330
Lake	27063	448
Delaware	24208	164
Licking	23939	294
Trumbull	22885	561
Fairfield	22395	247
Greene	22350	326
Medina	22047	313
Clark	19863	354
Richland	18586	292
Portage	17978	252
Wood	17454	224
Allen	16001	279
Miami	15582	306
Muskingum	14831	185
Columbiana	14080	274
Wayne	13791	271
Tuscarawas	12724	311
Marion	11976	180
Scioto	11469	162
Pickaway	11373	142
Erie	10904	184
Ross	10586	203
Lawrence	9759	153
Ashtabula	9741	204
Hancock	9707	155
Belmont	9309	209
Geauga	8965	157
Jefferson	8567	199
Huron	8404	143
Union	8198	59
Washington	8093	144
Sandusky	7827	151
Athens	7777	79
Knox	7739	144
Darke	7689	158
Seneca	7372	145
Ashland	6967	130
Auglaize	6797	99
Shelby	6530	115
Brown	6364	91
Crawford	6274	130
Defiance	6218	105
Mercer	6164	93
Fulton	6028	96
Highland	6004	99
Madison	5945	78
Guernsey	5930	71
Logan	5910	96
Clinton	5837	93
Preble	5720	125
Putnam	5335	110
Williams	5292	88
Perry	5183	63
Champaign	5131	73
Jackson	5102	73
Ottawa	4885	86
Coshocton	4846	83
Morrow	4588	58
Pike	4343	67
Fayette	4292	63
Hardin	4194	80
Gallia	4184	67
Adams	4171	95
Van Wert	3723	82
Henry	3653	72
Holmes	3642	125
Hocking	3567	82
Wyandot	3246	62
Carroll	3023	65
Paulding	2803	47
Meigs	2658	51
Monroe	2162	54
Noble	2003	47
Morgan	1940	33
Harrison	1821	46
Vinton	1666	25
Unassigned	0	5