Health leaders announced the delta variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Indiana.

The delta variant is known to be a more dangerous strain of the virus, especially for those that are not vaccinated.

That’s why Marion County health officials were encouraging Hoosiers on Saturday to come to its pop-clinic at Warren Central High School— where many teens and families showed up.

The county hopes to have 50 percent of its population fully vaccinated by July 4.

Right now, about 39 percent of the total population is fully vaccinated and 45 percent of those who are eligible.

Virginia Caine, director of Marion County Public Health Department. .

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