Ohio to open long-term mass vaccination clinics
Times-Reporter
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday that 15 long-term mass vaccination clinics will open throughout Ohio.
The clinics will be located in Lima, Maumee, Dayton, Columbus, Akron, Youngstown, Cincinnati, Chillicothe, Marietta, Wilmington and Zanesville. Four mobile mass vaccination clinics will also make rounds in areas of northwestern and west-central Ohio (Ada), southeastern Ohio (Athens), north-central Ohio (Mansfield) and east-central Ohio (Steubenville).
The regional mass vaccination clinics will be locally operated with support from the Ohio Department of Health and Ohio Emergency Management Agency.
As of Friday, there were 8,065 cases of COVID-19 in Tuscarawas County, an increase of 26 since Tuesday. Of that number, 202 are active cases and 7,631 are presumed recovered.
There have been a total of 235 COVID-19 related deaths in Tuscarawas County.
Tuscarawas County long-term care facility report, for the week ending Feb. 26:
Country Club Retirement Campus one new resident case, three new staff cases.
New Dawn Retirement Community two new staff cases.
Park Village Dover Campus (nursing home) one new staff case.
Source: Ohio Department of Health.
This brings the number of COVID-19 related deaths in Tuscarawas County to 105.
The deceased included an 81-year-old man and an 85-year-old man.
As of Friday afternoon, there are 4,864 COVID-19 cases in Tuscarawas County, an increase of 99 since Thursday. Of that number, 1,442 are active cases and 3,317 are presumed recovered.
COVID-19 long-term care facilities report for Tuscarawas County, as of Friday:
Amberwood Manor four new resident cases, one new staff case.
Claymont Health and Rehabilitation 20 new resident cases, eight new staff cases.
Country Club Retirement Campus two new resident cases, five new staff cases.
Hennis Care Centre Bolivar 13 new resident cases, nine new staff cases.