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Fort Wayne Community Schools will no longer allow fans at sporting events after the state has seen a constant increase in coronavirus cases in Allen County.

Posted: Oct 29, 2020 3:30 PM

Updated: Oct 30, 2020 12:23 AM

Posted By: Jake Thomas

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — Allen County's largest school district will no longer allow fans at sporting events after the state has seen a constant increase in coronavirus cases.

Fort Wayne Community Schools said in a tweet Thursday that "[b]ecause of increased spread of COVID-19 in the community, spectators will not be allowed at FWCS events (athletic and non-athletic)

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Because of increased spread of COVID-19 in the community, spectators will not be allowed at FWCS events (athletic and non-athletic) beginning tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 30.

— FWCS (@FWCommSchools) October 29, 2020

The ban also includes spectators at non-athletic events and begins on Friday, the school district said. It is unclear how long it will last or if other county school districts will enact a similar policy.

Indiana Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 590211

Reported Deaths: 9310

County	Cases	Deaths
Marion	81558	1297
Lake	44306	666
Allen	31919	541
Hamilton	28371	304
St. Joseph	26766	371
Elkhart	24098	341
Vanderburgh	18643	213
Tippecanoe	17422	121
Johnson	14496	284
Porter	14399	160
Hendricks	13870	241
Madison	10561	212
Vigo	10483	171
Clark	10240	130
Monroe	9076	108
Delaware	8836	132
LaPorte	8771	155
Howard	7897	138
Kosciusko	7872	77
Warrick	6438	90
Hancock	6387	97
Bartholomew	6266	94
Floyd	6150	105
Wayne	5933	157
Grant	5818	110
Dubois	5443	72
Boone	5343	67
Morgan	5162	91
Marshall	4941	84
Henry	4936	64
Cass	4717	60
Noble	4605	57
Dearborn	4584	44
Jackson	4147	45
Shelby	4021	79
Lawrence	3805	75
Clinton	3645	39
Gibson	3565	56
DeKalb	3373	63
Montgomery	3348	51
Harrison	3285	42
Knox	3278	39
Miami	3098	43
Steuben	3063	40
Adams	2952	35
Whitley	2941	25
Wabash	2930	45
Ripley	2923	45
Putnam	2848	47
Huntington	2835	57
Jasper	2824	33
White	2675	38
Daviess	2616	72
Jefferson	2507	38
Fayette	2423	48
Decatur	2421	82
Greene	2333	60
Posey	2323	26
Wells	2294	47
LaGrange	2241	61
Clay	2179	32
Scott	2169	37
Randolph	2083	40
Jennings	1925	35
Sullivan	1890	31
Spencer	1819	17
Fountain	1797	25
Washington	1771	18
Starke	1713	41
Jay	1628	21
Owen	1595	37
Fulton	1592	29
Carroll	1521	15
Orange	1514	33
Rush	1499	18
Perry	1472	27
Vermillion	1449	33
Franklin	1434	33
Parke	1290	8
Tipton	1282	32
Pike	1136	25
Blackford	1075	22
Pulaski	952	37
Newton	894	21
Brown	855	30
Benton	843	10
Crawford	757	9
Martin	700	13
Warren	658	7
Switzerland	620	5
Union	611	3
Ohio	467	7
Unassigned	0	374

Ohio Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 826754

Reported Deaths: 10200

County	Cases	Deaths
Franklin	97493	705
Cuyahoga	82178	1012
Hamilton	61350	439
Montgomery	41700	399
Summit	33399	726
Lucas	30111	597
Butler	29721	228
Stark	24811	400
Warren	18917	139
Lorain	18086	212
Mahoning	16758	335
Lake	15365	135
Clermont	15160	104
Delaware	13821	77
Licking	12679	132
Trumbull	12401	302
Fairfield	12184	80
Greene	11631	133
Medina	11128	165
Clark	10608	264
Wood	9964	154
Allen	9511	126
Portage	8867	105
Miami	8865	73
Richland	8790	116
Marion	7319	113
Tuscarawas	7142	174
Columbiana	7085	124
Pickaway	7028	50
Wayne	6781	164
Muskingum	6712	42
Erie	5886	118
Hancock	5378	90
Ross	5302	87
Scioto	5196	62
Geauga	4835	55
Darke	4575	89
Ashtabula	4390	68
Lawrence	4326	51
Union	4306	28
Mercer	4242	87
Sandusky	4218	62
Seneca	4135	55
Auglaize	4127	59
Huron	4103	38
Shelby	4102	21
Jefferson	4033	66
Belmont	3956	40
Washington	3720	40
Putnam	3646	72
Athens	3636	9
Madison	3393	29
Knox	3365	22
Ashland	3317	38
Fulton	3259	43
Defiance	3192	78
Crawford	3132	68
Preble	3115	34
Brown	2966	19
Logan	2927	29
Ottawa	2821	34
Clinton	2790	43
Williams	2701	66
Highland	2624	18
Jackson	2569	43
Guernsey	2417	25
Champaign	2409	27
Fayette	2255	29
Morrow	2229	4
Perry	2213	18
Holmes	2186	62
Henry	2102	47
Hardin	2041	33
Coshocton	1974	20
Van Wert	1966	44
Gallia	1909	26
Wyandot	1905	49
Adams	1656	15
Pike	1641	16
Hocking	1634	23
Carroll	1495	16
Paulding	1390	21
Noble	1178	40
Meigs	1032	21
Monroe	956	29
Harrison	856	8
Morgan	791	28
Vinton	671	13
Unassigned	0	0