COLUMBUS — Ohio lawmakers voted Wednesday to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of SB 22, giving legislators a voice for the first time in health orders issued by the executive branch. “It absolutely does … it gets the legislature to the table if we feel like we need to be,” Sen. Mark Romanchuk said after […]
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Ohio auditor recommends improvements to COVID-19 data reporting
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Health’s COVID-19 counting of hospitalizations and deaths does not differentiate between those caused by the virus and those with the virus, according to the state auditor’s office. “While ODH counts COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in accordance with CDC guidelines, these methods do not differentiate between hospitalizations and deaths caused […]
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COVID-19 variants showing up in Richland County
MANSFIELD — COVID-19 variants (mutations of COVID-19) have been detected in Mansfield in four COVID-19 positive tests, according to information provided to Richland Public Health from the Ohio Department of Health. Three of the four positive COVID-19 variant cases were from inmates at the Mansfield Correctional Institute. The variant detected in Richland County is known […]
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COVID-19: Ohio crosses 1 million cases mark
COLUMBUS — More than 1 million Ohio residents have now tested positive for COVID-19, Gov. Mike DeWine said Monday afternoon. The governor, during a press conference, said 1,001,194 Ohio residents have contracted COVID-19 since the pandemic reached Ohio one year ago, about 8.5 percent of the state’s populations. DeWine said a decline in new coronavirus […]
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COVID-19: New cases hit five-month low in Richland County
MANSFIELD — The decline of new COVID-19 cases in Richland County continues, hitting a five-month low Thursday, according to new data Thursday from the Ohio Dept. of Health. There were 162 new cases reported in the last two weeks, which is 133 cases per 100,000 residents. That’s the fewest number of new cases in the […]
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Shelby hosts Gov. DeWine at local vaccine clinic
SHELBY — Shelby residents eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine received a surprise visitor on Tuesday afternoon. The Shelby Community and Senior Center hosted Gov. Mike DeWine and his wife Fran on Tuesday afternoon. With both DeWines fully vaccinated, the governor and his wife now feel safer to travel around the state and visit a […]
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Richland Public Health provides local COVID-19 update
MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health provided the following local update to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday afternoon. Richland County data from Richland Public Health*. Ohio data from ODH. For others Johns Hopkins data has been used. Richland County has 7,849 confirmed positive pandemic cases with 2,572 probable cases for a total of 10,421 cumulative cases. […]
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DeWine updates status of nursing home visitiations, guidance on fairs
COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine updated the state on Thursdsay about the COVID-19 situation. NURSING HOME VISITATION DeWine discussed the new federal regulations for nursing home visitation, as well as Ohio’s Vaccine Maintenance Program. The visitation guidelines, issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) indicate visitation should be happening in nursing […]
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COVID-19: Ohioans 50 and older can begin receiving vaccine Thursday
COLUMBUS — Ohio residents age 50 and older are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Thursday, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday afternoon. Residents of any age with Type 2 Diabetes and end-stage renal disease will also be eligible for the vaccine, the governor said. The governor also announced that, beginning Monday, the Ohio Department of […]