Covid-19

MANSFIELD — Free pop-up COVID-19 testing will be provided Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Richland County Fairgrounds, provided by the State of Ohio, Richland Public Health and local community organizations. The event at the 750 N. Home Road site will be able to provide between 800 and 1,000 tests, according to […]

MANSFIELD — Richland County had 80 active cases of COVID-19 as of Friday morning, according to information provided by public health officials. Richland Public Health reported 604 confirmed coronavirus cases and 30 probable, totaling 634. With 541 presumed recoveries (roughly 85 percent of the positive cases) and 13 deaths (2 percent of the cases), that […]

MANSFIELD — Richland County, which Thursday remained “orange,” or level two, in the statewide Public Health Advisory System, has reported its 13th death due to COVID-19. Richland Public Health said the latest death due to coronavirus was a 72-year-old woman who contracted the illness while living in a long-term care facility. RPH public health educator […]

MANSFIELD — The 170th Richland County Fair takes place next week, on a much smaller scale. The fair will not offer rides, a merchant’s tent, entertainment or grandstand events. It will be closed to most of the public.  The reduction in activities came after Gov. Mike DeWine announced that county and independent fairs would be […]

COLUMBUS — It’s been an uneven day of COVID-19 testing news in the Ohio governor’s office. Governor Mike DeWine announced Thursday night that he tested negative, as did First Lady Fran DeWine and his staff. It was DeWine’s second test of the day, after a positive test result was reported Thursday morning. According to a […]

MANSFIELD — Richland County, seeing an uptick in positive new tests for COVID-19, has returned to “orange” status in the state’s Public Health Advisory System. Orange, or level two, is indication the spread of coronavirus has worsened in the county during the past week, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Ashland and Crawford counties […]

COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine, who had to take a COVID-19 test before interacting with President Trump during a visit to Ohio on Thursday, has tested positive for coronavirus. The 73-year-old governor, who has staged almost daily televised press conferences about COVID-19 since the pandemic reached the state in March, is returning to Columbus. The […]

MANSFIELD — A 12th person in Richland County has died from COVID-19, according to the Ohio Department of Health. The death, reported by the ODH website Monday afternoon, occurred on Saturday. Richland Public Health said the case involved a 90-year-old man who was living in a congregate living facility when he contracted coronavirus. RPH also […]