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The city of Dayton commissioners voted yes Wednesday night on an ordinance that would mandate face masks in indoor, public spaces.
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Ohio’s children’s hospitals are overwhelmed due to an unprecedented increase in COVID-19 cases and other respiratory illnesses, and in some cases are having to turn patients away, Gov. Mike DeWine said in a press conference Tuesday.
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Governor Mike DeWine's COVID-19 Briefing for September 14, 2021
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A spokesman for the Ohio Hospital Association says contingency plans are being made.
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The U.S. was dealing with a shortage of nurses even before the pandemic. Now, with COVID-19 hospitalizations rising once again, there’s concern that nurses on the frontlines are at even greater risk of burnout.
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Earlier in the pandemic, older Ohioans were most at risk. But pediatricians say the Delta variant means more children are coming down ill with COVID these days.
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Some have even been forced to temporarily close their doors.
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Local school board members are on the frontline of what is a health crisis at its core. Some school board members and superintendents across the state speak of a tough spot they’re put in. Some convey a message of confidence that things will be under control soon but others question why public health officials are not making these decisions in the middle of a resurging global pandemic.
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More than a thousand people have offered testimony for and against the bill.
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Ohio State University is requiring all students and staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first public university in the state to do so after the Food and Drug Administration gave full approval to Pfizer's shot.
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The University of Dayton is preparing to return to in-person classes this fall, but with coronavirus cases on the rise a student there says she and her classmates fear losing the safety of virtual classes.
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Gov. Mike DeWine said for three days in the past week, the number of confirmed and probable COVID cases has exceeded 3,000.