Covid-19

Nursing homes and assisted living centers in Ohio continue to be the focus of concern during the COVID-19 pandemic, given the fact older residents are much more at risk if they contract the virus. The Ohio Department of Health reported Wednesday on its website that 1,966 deaths from COVID-19 in congregate care centers have been […]

MANSFIELD — There was a collective murmur around Richland County on social media Thursday afternoon. “We’re yellow! Wait, the last two weeks we were red! How did we jump up two spots in a week? Does that mean I can take my mask off?” Let’s answer the last question first. Masks stay on when not […]

COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday announced county and independent fairs scheduled for the remainder of 2020 will be limited to only junior fair activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the same daily press briefing, the governor also announced daycare centers around the state could return to normal ratios and class sizes on Aug. […]

MANSFIELD — Two COVID-19 deaths, a 79-year-old man and a 69-year-old man, were reported Monday by Richland Public Health, raising the death toll to 11 in the county since the pandemic began in March. The deaths were the second and third local COVID-19 deaths reported in the last five days. It’s the first time RPH […]

MANSFIELD — Richland County had 96 active cases of COVID-19 as of Friday, according to Richland Public Health. The agency released a new graphic “heat map,” displaying positive coronavirus infection rates by zip code. According to the graphic, Richland County has had 455 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began in March and 20 […]

MANSFIELD — Richland County remained the only “red” county in north central Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday afternoon in updating the Public Health Advisory System. A total of 23 of the state’s 88 counties, or 26 percent, are now designated “red,” or level three, up from 19 last week. Ashland and Crawford counties remained […]

MANSFIELD — An 83-year-old man has become Richland County’s ninth death due to COVID-19, Richland Public Health announced Thursday. The man contracted coronavirus while living in a congregate care setting, according to RPH public health educator Reed Richmond. The man did have a pre-existing medical conditions. Richmond said the man tested positive for COVID-19 on […]

COLUMBUS — Hospital rolls of COVID-19 patients soared to a record high Wednesday as a month-long surge in new cases has spilled over into Ohio’s hospitalization counts. On Wednesday, the Ohio Department of Health reported there are nearly 1,100 Ohioans currently in the hospital with COVID-19, the respiratory and vascular disease caused by the new […]