COLUMBUS — It was not announced at Thursday afternoon’s daily press briefing, but the action taken later that evening should come as no surprise to those following along during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Amy Acton, the state’s health director, issued a 14-page, modified stay-at-home order Thursday night that gradually allows parts of the state’s economy […]
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COVID-19: New Ohio jobless claims top 1 million in last six weeks
COLUMBUS — For the week ending April 25, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) reported 92,920 initial jobless claims to the U.S. Dept. of Labor. The number of initial jobless claims filed in Ohio over the last six weeks tops 1 million (1,057,486). To put that in perspective, the total for the […]
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United Way of Richland County announces COVID-19 community relief package
MANSFIELD — United Way of Richland County has announced it will adjust the way it allocates funds to partner agencies this year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since COVID-related complications could delay the evaluation process (and thus donations) for months, the allocations committee and United Way board chose instead to fund all partner […]
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COVID-19: DeWine says 1.1 million PPE items have been sent to Ohio prisons
COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday announced the state has provided more than 1.1 million items of personal protective equipment (PPE) to its state prisons. The PPEs issued include 108,000 N95 masks; 256,000 gloves; 684,000 procedure masks; 10,000 provider gowns; and 100,000 cloth masks for inmates “This equipment is vital to the safety […]
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Richland County officials frustrated with changing state requirements regarding COVID-19
MANSFIELD — Richland County elected officials expressed frustration and disappointment Thursday with the state’s frequently changing requirements as it begins to re-open an economy shuttered by COVID-19. Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday announced plans to allow some forms of business to restart, provided those companies meet safety requirements during the pandemic. Local officials, during a […]
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Lexington med supply company creates product to aid COVID-19 patients
LEXINGTON — Just three weeks before the coronavirus outbreak hit Seattle, Victoria Langer was there marketing a product designed to help patients experiencing Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, (ARDS). Now, demand for that specialty medical product has skyrocketed across the country. Hospitals are requesting Langer’s manual prone positioning package to help reduce the risk of pressure wounds […]
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Richland County reports 2nd COVID-19 death
MANSFIELD — A second Richland County resident has died who tested positive for COVID-19, according to a press release Wednesday afternoon from Richland Public Health. “On behalf of Richland Public Health and the entire Richland County health community, we express our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the patient who died,” said Sarah […]
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Husted: Ohio workers mandated to wear face masks as businesses re-open
COLUMBUS — Face coverings for employees will be required for all Ohio businesses as the state begins efforts to re-open the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted said Wednesday. The announcement, which came during Gov. Mike DeWine’s daily press briefing, reflects a third change in three days from the administration regarding masks. […]
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DeWine reverses masks policy — recommended, not required
MANSFIELD — Usage of masks by Ohio residents will be “strongly recommended,” but not mandatory as the state begins to re-open the economy. Gov. Mike DeWine, who used the words “mandatory” and “required” during a Monday press briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic, changed his verbiage on Tuesday. The Ohio Department of Health has also updated […]
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DeWine: Masks mandatory for businesses, customers during partial re-opening of Ohio
COLUMBUS — Facial coverings for employees and customers will be required as Ohio begins to partially re-open the state’s economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday. “Ohioans have stepped up, and candidly, where we are today, where we can start coming back, move the economy, get people back to work, where we […]