See photos from the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Tri-State

Kimberly Shelton, 12, watches the Sacred Heart vs South Laurel game of the KHSAA Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16 after finding out that the tournament would be canceled following the game not allowing her to see her cousin Henderson County’s Sadie Wurth (15) take the floor at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., Thursday afternoon, March 12, 2020.

KHSAA’s Lucy Moore regretfully tells Henderson and Marshall County cheerleaders that the KHSAA Sweet 16 tournament has been suspended soon after the teams arrived at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., Thursday afternoon, March 12, 2020.

Employee Austin Cravens stares at shelf tags perplexed while stocking the last of the toilet paper available at Dollar General on Upper Mount Vernon Rd., Friday afternoon, March 13, 2020. Friday afternoon, March 13, 2020. The store has seen a major run on disinfectants, toilet paper and other household items due to the treat of the coronavirus.

Amanda Hollingsworth, left, waits as Juanita Hollingsworth, second from left, and Maraya Stuteville, center, and other students receive "grab and go" lunch and breakfast bags from volunteers at Cedar Hall Community School Tuesday morning, March 17, 2020. The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation is closed this week due to the coronavirus epidemic and started handing out the meals today and will continue until at least Friday, March 20, 2020. The Christian Fellowship Church and Junior League of Evansville were volunteering to hand out the meals.

Empty playground, Busy Bees daycare center has already closed as, by executive order issued by the Governor, all Kentucky daycare centers will have to close by Friday due to the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

University of Southern Indiana international student Daniela Gonzalez, left, from Mexico City, Mexico gathers with friends for final goodbyes before heading to Chicago, Ill., to live with her aunt after the university shuts down due to the COVID-19 pandemic Friday afternoon, March 20, 2020. The five are all from the countries of (from left) Mexico, Bolivia, USA, France and Palestine.

Shift supervisor Shonte Dixon stands behind a makeshift divider installed on the checkout counter at the CVS Pharmacy on Washington Ave. and U.S. 41 in Evansville, Ind., Thursday evening, March 26, 2020. The store manager came up with the divider, made of shower curtains and PVC pipe, as a way to limit exposure to customers and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

University of Southern Indiana nursing student Victoria Williams packs her belongs as she moves out of her campus apartment Wednesday morning, March 18, 2020. The university announced Tuesday they where going solely to online instruction through the end of the school year and students who live on campus must move out by March 22nd to help fight the spread of COVID-19.

Volunteer David Mangia, left, takes the temperature Red of Executive Director Theo Boots, right, before she is allowed to enter the room where a blood drive is being held at the Red Cross of Southwest Indiana in Evansville, Ind., Thursday morning, March 19, 2020. On Thursday the Red Cross of Southwest Indiana began a community blood drive through April 3rd to help remedy a severe blood supply shortage as donation drives across the country have canceled due to the spread of the coronavirus.

An employee wearing protective equipment, at Methodist Hospital's main entrance, stands ready to test people, that are approved following a telephone triage, for the coronavirus virus Monday, March 23, 2020.

J.T., left, Cate, center, and Michele Kinkel stroll up to By the Slice Gourmet Pizzeria Thursday evening, March 26, 2020. The Kinkel’s were taking advantage of the restaurants carryout specials as they have remained open during Governor Eric Holcomb’s “Stay-at-Home” executive order due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Father Larry McBride of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church listens to a parishioner during a drive through confessional session in Henderson, Ky., Saturday afternoon, March 28, 2020.

The Memorial Baptist Church Praise Team sings “Don’t Cry” by Kirk Franklin as they rehearse for Easter Sundays virtual service Wednesday evening, April 8, 2020. The Praise Team practiced social distancing by standing 6-feet apart in accordance to CDC guidelines to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The video display reminds attendants to remain in their vehicles during Easter Together held in the Eastland Mall parking lot Sunday morning, April 12, 2020. Easter Together was a city-wide drive-in designed to comply with social distancing guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention due to the spread of COVID-19. More than a dozen area congregations taking part, including Crossroads Christian Church, One Life and Bethel Church.

An employee with the Indiana Department of Health prepares a kit while administering free COVID-19 testing for “essential” workers in the parking of the C.K. Newsome Center in Evansville, Ind., Monday morning, April 13, 2020. The testing is meant for first responders, health care workers, grocery employees and others meeting the "essential" definition and will continue from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day through Friday.

A sign on the door of every METS bus warning riders to not enter if they have are showing symptoms of illness. The amount of riders allowed on the bus has been reduced to nine due to Indiana’s “Stay-at-Home” executive order from Gov. Eric Holcomb to help stop spread of COVID-19.

Sureway employee Zach Hayden sanitizes and pressure washes grocery carts outside Sureway North Tuesday morning, April 21, 2020. The carts have been sanitized everyday and professionally cleaned twice a week since early March due to the spread of COVID-19.

Heather Guinn, a therapist for Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare, conducts a virtual session with a patient through the telemedicine tool Doxy Wednesday afternoon, April 22, 2020.

Registered nurses Molly Elpers, from left, Shelly Duggins and Maddie Horton stand outside of the COVID-19 unit where they’ve been working at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Ind., Wednesday, April 22, 2020. “I think we were all anxious here, but Deaconess took a stand pretty early on and kept us informed,” Elpers said about working in the unit since the beginning of the pandemic.

Eldon Jackson, top center, follows the pack of horses and Park Terrace Village employees as they go to each window to greet residents during a Horses of Hope visit to the American Senior Communities facility located on Evansville’s west side, Tuesday afternoon, April 28, 2020. Jackson and his family, including his father ASC Executive Wess Jackson, have traveled to more than 80 facilities around Indiana to “spread smiles and encouragement” since the COVID-19 outbreak started.

Bosse High School senior Chloe Perry receives her cap and gown for graduation during a drive through pickup event in front of the school Tuesday morning, May 5, 2020.

METS bus driver Jim Roehm wears a mask as he heads down North Green River Road Wednesday morning, May 6, 2020. The amount of riders allowed on the bus has been reduced to nine due to Indiana’s “Stay-at-Home” executive order from Gov. Eric Holcomb to help stop spread of COVID-19.

Harper Speciale cuts Teresa Nunn’s hair during the reopening day of Posh International Hair Studio in Evansville, Ind., Monday morning, May 11, 2020. The salon was closed for more than seven weeks due to business restrictions set by Gov. Eric Holcomb to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Shadira Chester heads to the stage to receive her diploma cover during a drive-thru ceremony and graduation parade for the Henderson County High School Class of 2020 Saturday morning, May 16, 2020.

Johnda Hazelwood, center, takes photos of her graduate Estie Hazelwood on stage receiving her diploma cover during a drive-thru ceremony and graduation parade for the Henderson County High School Class of 2020 Saturday morning, May 16, 2020.

Seniors quietly sit in the bleachers as a WEHT Channel 25 news crew tapes the virtual graduation ceremony for the 2020 graduating class of Tecumseh High School in Lynnville, Ind., Tuesday morning, May 19, 2020. The graduation ceremony is set to air on WEHT for their family and friends to watch from 4-5 p.m. on Saturday, May 30.

Lizbeth López dons a face mask for a graduation picture at Wesselman Park in Evansville, Ind., Thursday afternoon, May 21, 2020.

A sign offers guidance on how to keep social distancing at Tri-State Raceway in Haubstadt, Ind., June 14, 2020. Opening night was supposed to have been April 18, but this was the first race of the season since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Volunteer Amy Back and YWCA Evansville CEO Erika Taylor count out cloth masks for the donation going to United Caring Services at CK Newsome Community Center in Evansville, Ind., Thursday morning, July 16, 2020. The Reopen Evansville Task Force and the Evansville/Vanderburgh County Commission on Homelessness purchased a large-scale group order of cleaning supplies and personal protective equipment to give to several social service agencies dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zechariah Kemp, 3, bottom right, is loaded up with his "grab and go" lunch and breakfast bags at Caze Elementary School Tuesday morning. The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation is closed this week due to the coronavirus epidemic and started handing out the meals today and will continue until at least Friday, March 20, 2020. The Christian Fellowship Church and Junior League of Evansville were volunteering to hand out the meals.

Brian Williams, right, makes room for a new shipment of eggs at the McKim's IGA in Mount Vernon, Ind., Friday morning, March 20, 2020. Food and paper products are still being delivered to the store, but there are no guarantees with the coronavirus outbreak. Toilet paper was a no-show on Friday as was fresh meat (although the store still had plenty of steak).

The action was slow at the new Deaconess drive-through coronavirus testing site at Green River and Lynch roads on its first day in operation, but some people were able to get tested for the virus after meeting a stringent list of conditions Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

John Cambron gingerly makes his way down the stairs of the First Ebenezer Baptist Church to pick up lunch in Evansville, Ind., Wednesday afternoon, April 1, 2020. The church has been serving lunches for those in need for years, but has had to change their normal setup due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Helen Miller exits the main entrance of Hamilton Pointe during a celebration parade Friday afternoon, May 22, 2020. Miller, 90, was among the first to graduate from Hamilton Pointe's COVID-19 wing after four weeks of being cared for in isolation, a result of testing positive for the novel coronavirus.

Kaylie Stone delivers a to-go food order from The Golden Corral in Henderson, Ky. on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Curbside delivery was one business model adopted by many restaurants during the coronavirus pandemic. More delivery, take-out, packaged food and even walk-up windows might be in the future of the restaurant industry.

Freshman Nathan Burrier, left, gets advice on the bass drum from assistant Sam Parker, right, during Harrison High School's marching band camp Wednesday morning, July 15, 2020. This was the first week of band camp which usually starts in June but was pushed back in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Kaitlyn Madison of Haubstadt sings to residents in the courtyard of Heritage Center & Horizons Rehabilitation as the temperature hit the mid-70s in Evansville, Thursday afternoon, March 26, 2020. A few residents were wheeled outside and placed over six-feet from one another while others listened to Madison through their open windows.

Castle High School senior Ashlie Garrison greets Yankeetown Elementary School's teachers as they drive past her rural Yankeetown, Ind., home during the Wave Parade in Warrick County, Monday morning, March 23, 2020. Although live classes haven't been officially cancelled for the rest of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Garrison doesn't figure to be collecting her diploma at an actual graduation ceremony as a member of the Class of 2020. Teachers created a caravan of vehicles and drove past as many students' homes as possible in a show of support. They asked high school seniors to wear their caps and gowns.

Jennifer Griese, left, runs toward the caravan of Newburgh Elementary School teachers as they parade down her street during the N.E.S. Wave Parade in Newburgh, Ind., Sunday afternoon, March 22, 2020. Her daughters, Abigail, 8, and Anna, 5, were missing school due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the closure of their school until at least May 1, 2020.

Eli Folz, 10, left, Olivia Picha, 8, center, and Ricky Picha III, 6, greet their teachers during Highland Elementary School's wave parade in Evansville, Monday afternoon, March 23, 2020. The teachers cruised through their students' neighborhoods in a show of support due to in-person schooling being canceled until May 1, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zoe Gehring, left, and brother, Braxton, 8, high-kick down their sidewalk while working out with their neighbors in Newburgh, Ind., Monday morning, March 30, 2020. Chuck Subra, a cross-training athlete and their neighbor, used to work out at Bob's Gym, but since they shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he has started using their online workouts with his family.

EVV airport custodian Andy Ellis sanitizes surfaces with an electrostatic sprayer in efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 at the Evansville Regional Airport Friday morning, July 31, 2020.

Andrea Marshall, a certified nursing assistant, argues with protesters who were trying to stop the transfer of patients from Washington Nursing Center at 603 E. National Hwy.

Garmong Construction employee Tom Hudson fabricates mobile sneeze guards to help protect healthcare office workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday afternoon, April 7, 2020.

Helen Miller, center, waves to her daughter Cindy Schutz, left, from behind a window at The Village at Hamilton Pointe after being surprised by friends and family with a party for her 90th birthday, which is Saturday, on Thursday afternoon, April 9, 2020. Due to the spread of COVID-19, the senior living community has stopped visitation from family and friends and the only form of communication has been through windows and video applications.

Skylar Day, 18, holds up her matzah bread in front of the tablet's camera in her Newburgh, Ind., home so it can be seen by the other 100-plus participants in the "virtual Seder dinner" hosted by a Florida family Wednesday evening, April 8, 2020. The Seder dinner is an annual tradition to mark the beginning of Passover for Jews across the world. The event had to become a virtual Seder because of the stay at home orders in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. George Day opened his window, inviting others to share their special and meaningful religious observation.

Registered nurse Melissa Dewolfe checks the temperature of a person at the main entrance of Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Ind., Wednesday afternoon, April 22, 2020. Two hospital employees are stationed at the main entrance to survey visitors by asking a set of COVID-19 related health questions, checking temperatures and then providing each person a cloth mask and hand sanitizer before letting them walk by.

Bill Van Horne grabs canned apple sauce as he volunteers packing senior meal boxes at the Tri-State Food Bank in Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, March 21, 2020. Over 30 people spent the morning volunteering at the food bank packing 624 boxes in just under two hours. The boxes will be sent out to those in need at the beginning of April. Volunteers are needed now more than ever as the Tri-State continues to feel the effects of the spread of COVID-19.

Shoppers visit the East Side Lowe's Home Improvement Wednesday afternoon, May 6, 2020. Some local health officials are afraid residents may feel that social distancing, wearing masks and avoiding crowds of people aren't needed since the state has decided to try to re-open in this time of COVID-19.

Alice Mayes, 92, is visited by her family at Signature HealthCARE of Newburgh Wednesday afternoon, May 6, 2020. The family, from left, Onya Rhoades, Lexi Rhoads, 3, Dylan Rhoades, 5, Kaitlyn Helmbrecht, 2, James Helmbrecht and Del Mayes were separated by a window glass, but the COVID-19 survivor didn't seem to mind.

Joni Mestas, left, and Tracy Gunn with Keep Evansville Beautiful in partnership with the Downtown Evansville Economic Improvement District sprays disinfectant on the benches at the METS terminal on April 16. The benches at the terminal, along with other areas of downtown, are sanitized twice a week to combat the spread of COVID-19.

From behind plexiglas, Kira Bevins, 18, right, takes an order with her popcorn partner John Brown, 16, center, at Holiday Drive-In in Rio, Ind. Kira Bevins, 18, right, takes an order with her popcorn partner John Brown, 16, center, at Holiday Drive-In in Rio, Ind., Friday evening, May 8, 2020. The drive-in concessions were upgraded with heavy plastic barriers and plexiglas shielding as well as social distancing as the customers waited in line because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A group of 12 students from the Associate Accelerated Program (ASAP) celebrated their completion of an associate's degrees in just 11 months with a drive-thru ceremony at Ivy Tech in Evansville, Ind., Friday afternoon, May 15, 2020. This was the sixth cohort to complete the program but the class of 2020 had to overcome unprecedented hurdles, including finishing the last eight weeks of their schooling remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Second Ward councilwoman Missy Mosby carries cat litter to a car during her event giving away free face masks, dog and cat food, and Burger Bank burgers at Vann Pollack Park Wednesday evening, May 20, 2020. The Second Ward has seen more cases of COVID-19 then any other ward in Evansville, Indiana.

McCutchanville Elementary School teacher Hannah Greathouse carries the personal items of a student from the gymnasium to their vehicle Thursday morning, May 21, 2020. The students were allowed to pick-up left behind items from classrooms and lockers for the first time since in-person classes abruptly ended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hospital staff talk as they wait for visitors to come through the main entrance of Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Ind., Wednesday afternoon, April 22, 2020. Each visitor is screened for COVID-19 symptoms and given a cloth mask and hand sanitizer before being able to walk by.

People take COVID-19 tests at the Deaconess Clinic drive-through testing site located near Lynch and North Green River Roads in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, June 30, 2020.

Brad Lenn, an Ascension St. Vincent respiratory therapist, prepares to collect a nasal swab sample from a person at the free, first-come, first-serve COVID-19 testing site run by the Vanderburgh County Health Department in the parking lot of an empty medical building on Covert Avenue in Evansville, Ind., Thursday afternoon, July 9, 2020. People had the option to drive-thru or walk up to receive a test.

Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke announces a mask mandate to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic during a press conference at the Civic Center in Evansville Friday afternoon, July 10, 2020. The executive order takes effect Wednesday.

Signage instructs visitors of the new rules at the Mini Fall Festival at the Catalyst Church on the Evansville's West Side Friday afternoon, Oct. 9, 2020. COVID-19 was responsible for the cancellation of the West Side Nut Club's Fall Festival this year, so smaller versions of the event popped up around the West Side.

After more than two weeks away from each other, Celia Tenbarge, left, gives her daughter, JoAnna, 5, a smooch in October. Five family members tested positive for COVID-19 including Celia, stepdad Adam, both grandparents on her mother's side and her aunt. JoAnna and her brothers stayed in Newburgh, Ind., with her dad and stepmom, Austin and McKena Campbell.

Craig Maier, a Deaconess Midtown registered nurse and team leader of the Neuromedical Intensive Care Unit, receives one of the first public Evansville-area COVID-19 vaccinations from registered nurse Todd Oliver in a large lobby at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville, Ind., early Wednesday morning, Dec. 16, 2020. The vaccine manufactured by biotech firm Pfizer, the first to get emergency federal approval, was delivered to Deaconess Tuesday morning.

Randa Gary, library media specialist at Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center, receives her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Henderson, Ky., Thursday afternoon, Feb. 4, 2021.

Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke was among a panel of community and health officials at Deaconess Orthopedic and Neuroscience Hospital Thursday talking about a new large-scale testing effort being undertaken in Evansville.

Voters exercise their rights at the Washington Square Mall voting center for the primary election, rescheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, June 2, 2020.

The Pledge of Allegiance is played ahead of the University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs Rockhurst Hawks game at Screaming Eagles Arena in Evansville, Ind., Friday afternoon, Nov. 27, 2020. Fans were not allowed in attendance due to COVID-19 precautions.

Tyler Fruit loads a box of food into a car during the Evansville Rescue Mission’s 99th annual Gobbler Gathering held outside of Old National Events Plaza in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions. the food giveaway was turned into a drive-up event with distribution times scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Regular drinking fountains are covered in the gymnasium at Scott School. Kids will bring their own water bottles to drink from which they can fill up at bottle-filling stations in the hallways of the school. Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation officials offered a tour of the newly created COVID-19 plan for students to return to school safely at Scott School Friday morning, Aug. 7, 2020.

A crowd of fans gather outside the fence to watch the Memorial Tigers play the Jasper Wildcats as crowd sizes are limited in the stands due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senior Emma Francis plays the character of Sally Applewhite reading for Mary Hatch in the production of “It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” at F.J. Reitz High School in Evansville, Ind., Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. The cast stayed in marked seats on the stage for the entirety of the show and wore clear mouth shields to take precautions against COVID-19.