MANSFIELD — Richland County improved to “red,” or level three, on Thursday in the state’s color-coded COVID-19 monitoring system. The Christmas Eve announcement from the Ohio Department of Health came after the county spent three straight weeks at “purple,” or level four, the most severe indicator of coronavirus spread in a county. The change in […]
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COVID-19: Record-high 119 hospitalizations reported in Richland County
MANSFIELD — Richland County reported 119 hospitalizations on Monday due to COVID-19, the highest daily number reported since the pandemic reached Ohio in March. Richland County, rated last week as the state’s only “purple” county in Ohio’s Public Health Advisory System, remains among the highest this week in terms of new COVID-19 occurrence. Between Dec. […]
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COVID-19: Richland County is only ‘purple’ county in Ohio
MANSFIELD — Richland County was the state’s only “purple,” or level four, county on Thursday in the Ohio’s color-coded advisory system used to monitor COVID-19 spread. The “purple” designation is the most severe indicator of coronavirus spread in a county and the announcement today mark’s Richland County’s third straight week at level four. Four other […]
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COVID-19: Richland Public Health expects 300 doses of Moderna vaccine to arrive here next week
MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health expects to receive 300 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine early next week. RPH Commissioner Sarah Humphrey said the Ohio Department of Health has said the doses will start shipping Monday or Tuesday. The local health department will distribute the initial doses to EMS and direct patient caregivers first and […]
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First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Ohio
COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday morning that the first COVID-19 vaccines have arrived and are being distributed to 10 hospitals around the state. “This really is the day we’ve been waiting for,” DeWine said. “It starts the process of the end. “We know the end is a long way off. But the end […]
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COVID-19 outbreaks ongoing in Richland County nursing homes
Multiple Richland County nursing homes are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks, according to data from the Ohio Department of Health. The widening spread of the virus in the county likely contributes to the spread into congregate care settings, according to medical experts. In its Wednesday update, the ODH reported 42 “current week” cases of COVID-19 among residents […]
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COVID-19: Richland County stays ‘purple’ as DeWine announces ‘Stay Safe Ohio’ protocols
COLUMBUS — Richland County on Thursday remained “purple,” or level four, in the state’s color-coded COVID-19 monitoring system as Gov. Mike DeWine announced new “Stay Safe Ohio” protocols. Richland County met six of the Public Health Advisory System’s seven indicators in remaining at the most severe level of the system for the second straight week. […]
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COVID-19 cases continue to increase among MANCI, RICI workers
MANSFIELD — A COVID-19 outbreak among staff members at the two state prisons in Mansfield continues to rise. There are currently 42 positive coronavirus cases among staff members at the Mansfield Correctional Institution and the Richland Correctional Institution, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction website, updated late Wednesday afternoon. There are 31 […]
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COVID-19 cases spike as ODH clears backlog of antigen tests
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Dept. of Health on Tuesday reported the Bureau of Infectious Disease cleared the backlog of pending COVID-19 files dating back to Nov. 1, causing a one-day spike in cases to 25,721. Included in the reported cases were the results from approximately 13,000 that were part of the report backlog. The onset […]
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COVID-19: Richland County hits new high with 87 current hospitalizations
MANSFIELD — Richland County reported a record-high 87 COVID-19 current hospitalizations on Monday as the virus continued to spike around Ohio. Richland Public Health educator Reed Richmond also said the county has reported 43 confirmed deaths due to the virus since the pandemic reached Ohio in March with an additional 13 deaths pending verification. About […]