Today Knox Public Health is reporting a total of 2,271 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county, with 304 in their isolation period. We added 55 new cases since yesterday. For the detailed chart, click here >>> https://buff.ly/2Xv9sjF
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Today Knox Public Health is reporting a total of 2,271 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county, with 304 in their isolation period. We added 55 new cases since yesterday. For the detailed chart, click here >>> https://buff.ly/2Xv9sjF
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor Mike DeWine joined with Sen. Rob Portman, Recovery Ohio Director Alisha Nelson, and Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) Director Lori Criss today to announce grants totaling $76,534,000 for new strategic efforts combatting Ohio’s drug crisis in local communities.… Read full story
NIH trial enrolling people hospitalized with COVID-19.
Two randomized, controlled Phase 3 clinical trials have begun evaluating investigational monoclonal antibodies for their safety and efficacy in treating people hospitalized with moderate COVID-19. The trials are part of the ACTIV-3 master protocol, which has an adaptive design allowing investigators to add new sub-studies of additional investigational agents.… Read full story
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
OHIO PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY SYSTEM
New health data compiled by the Ohio Department of Health shows sustained severe exposure and spread (Purple Level 4) in Richland County. … Read full story
(CONNEAUT, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Ashtabula County Prosecutor Cecilia Cooper and Conneaut Police Chief Michael Colby today announced an indictment in a 16-year-old rape case.
Joshua Dale Gurto, 41, of Conneaut, was indicted yesterday by an Ashtabula County Grand Jury in a 2004 sexual assault.… Read full story
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Lt. Governor Jon Husted along with Matt Damschroder, Director of the Ohio Department of Administrative Services, and Lydia Mihalik, Director of the Ohio Development Services Agency, announced that the State of Ohio is donating a surplus of 148 computers to PCs for People to help more Ohioans afford and obtain an internet-enabled device that is suitable for working and learning.… Read full story
SCAM alert- people using officer’s names to call & claim the victim has a warrant. They are told to purchase gift cards and not tell anyone because there is a gag order. Please pass this on to others, especially older relatives
(Washington, D.C., December 17, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture and NASA have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening their longstanding partnership on space-based assets benefitting life on Earth.
The agreement brings together NASA’s experience with technology development and space-borne Earth science measurements and USDA’s scientific experience and knowledge of agricultural production, resource conservation, food security and safety, and forests and working lands.… Read full story
NIH-funded clinical trial shows risk is similar whether or not a cloudy lens is replaced with a lens implant. Study suggests lifelong monitoring is crucial to preventing glaucoma-related vision loss.
Children who undergo cataract surgery as infants have a 22% risk of glaucoma 10 years later, whether or not they receive an intraocular lens implant.… Read full story