Hospitals already stressed by COVID-19 surge all over the state, but especially in rural hospitals, where an average of one-out-of-two patients is suffering from virus symptoms; Gov. Mike Dewine and his administration prepare for receiving and
November accounted for more than 50 percent of the COVID-19 cases reported since the pandemic began, but December may prove to be far deadlier; nurse tells Ohioans “this is no joke” and that hospital workers are being stretched thinner
Over the weekend, Ohio surpassed grim milestone of 400,000 COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic; health systems in northeast, southwest Ohio say they will suspend some elective procedures to cope with surge in virus cases; lawmakers
Ohio’s elections chief certifies result of November election, saying vote tallies were safe and accurate; former Health Dept. director Dr. Amy Acton says compassion is more important than ever, as the COVID-19 pandemic surges; health
Ohio records highest-ever single-day number of deaths on Wednesday, contributing to what has already been the deadliest month of the pandemic, so far; Gov. Mike Dewine says a limited number of vaccines is expected to be released to Ohio on or
Health system leaders around the state “sound the alarm” about the strain hospitals are already feeling during the COVID-19 surge; those same leaders say elective procedures will likely cease, overflow medical sites will likely not be
Ohio shatters single-day record for new COVID-19 cases with nearly 12,000 reported on Monday; health officials overseeing regional coronavirus hospitalization say the “cannot sound the alarm loudly enough” about what the surge will do
Ohio set new daily record of COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 8,808 cases tallied in the previous 24 hours; statewide 10 p.m. curfew was signed into effect on Thursday night, but experts question whether a curfew will have any effect; PUCO chairman
Franklin County becomes the first of Ohio’s 88 counties to be elevated to Level 4 – or purple – on the COVID-19 Public Health Advisory System; at least five major Ohio cities issue stay-at-home advisories as COVID-19 cases
Gov. Mike Dewine says his curfew order is an attempt to institute a slowdown in place of a lockdown, restaurant industry applauds the move; Dewine says number of hospitalizations has quadrupled, number of ICU admissions has tripled in the past
