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(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that Ohio Department of Health Director Stephanie McCloud signed a health order encouraging people to stay at home during specified hours unless they are working or engaged in an essential activity.
… Read full story“As COVID-19 continues to spread in Ohio, we need a stronger response to minimize the impact on Ohio’s healthcare and hospital capacity and ensure healthcare is available to those that need it,” said Governor DeWine.
Today, Knox Public Health is reporting a total of 1,037 confirmed cases in the county, with 316 of these individuals currently active in their isolation period. We’ve added 37 new cases since yesterday. Unfortunately, two more residents passed away. https://buff.ly/2Xv9sjF
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CRITICAL HOSPITALIZATION LEVELS
As of today, there are 3,829 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Ohio, with 943 of those individuals in the ICU. … Read full story
As of Thursday, November 19, 2020, leaf pick-up in the City of Mount Vernon is complete. We will be doing pile pick-ups only November 23-25.
Any residents with leaves that still need to be picked up, please call the Street Department office at (740) 393-9501 between the hours of 7:30 am and 4:00 pm weekdays to make arrangements for pick up; weather permitting.… Read full story
Yesterday Eric Over successfully completed the MERIT Drug Court program. Eric was also terminated successfully from probation. Eric is shown here with MERIT Court Coordinator/Probation Officer Joel Carter and Eric’s fiance Kara Haldeman. Congratulations Eric.
Researchers using recently developed tools to gain new insights into brain function
The National Institutes of Health will fund more than 175 grants, totaling nearly $500 million, through the NIH’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, part of a large effort among federal and non-federal partners to use knowledge about how the brain works to develop more effective therapies for neurological disorders.… Read full story
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cleveland OH 141 PM EST Thu Nov 19 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON... .Strong winds and low relative humidity this afternoon will cause any fires that occur to spread rapidly.… Read full story
In a comprehensive analysis of patients with cancer who had exceptional responses to therapy, researchers have identified molecular changes in the patients’ tumors that may explain some of the exceptional responses. The results demonstrate that genomic characterizations of cancer can uncover genetic alterations that may contribute to unexpected and long-lasting responses to treatment, according to the researchers.… Read full story
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