INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has announced Indiana would not end Stage 5 of the Back on Track plan this weekend due to surging coronavirus numbers.

He is signing an executive order effective November 15 which will last for at least a month. Instead of doing stages, restrictions will happen on a county-by-county basis.

The state will focus on targeted restrictions for counties currently colored orange and red in the county metrics map . All counties in northeast Indiana are orange with LaGrange County being in the red.

Face coverings will continue to be required statewide.

Holcomb said churches and religious gatherings will remain exempt from restrictions.

The governor said he doesn't want businesses to have to shut down again, and these efforts will help prevent further restrictions.