By Newsroom
Jan 19, 2021
The Ohio Department of Health s new Daily COVID-19 report shows less than five-thousand new cases of the virus on Monday. Public officials said there were four-thousand-312 confirmed coronavirus cases, marking the first time in three weeks that daily positives fell below five-thousand. There were also 81 new deaths in the report and 162 more hospitalizations. Ohioans in Group 1-B will begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines today, with officials estimating around 360-thousand people in Group 1-A have received at least one dose of vaccine.
Fayette County Public Health is now accepting pre-registration for Group Phase 1B, or those who are 65 years of age or older to get vaccinated againts covid-19. The Department prefers those in Group 1B to sign up online to help keep its office lines open. A pre-registration link can be found on the Fayette County Public Health facebook page. If you need to pre-register by phone, simply call 740-335-5910. Once pre-registered
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Fayette County Public Health is now vaccinating the priority groups of Ohio s vaccine distribution plan.
The phase 1-A criteria includes home healthcare workers; hospice workers; EMS & EMT responders; primary care practitioners; urgent care, pharmacy and dialysis center staff; dental providers; public health employees who are at risk of exposure; and high-risk ancillary staff members.
If you belong to one of these groups, or if you are an agency director and believe that your staff meets these eligibility requirements, a survey can be found online at surveymonkey.com/r/Fayettecovidvaccine.
There were 239 currently active cases of COVID-19 reported by Fayette Public Health Wednesday, along with a pandemic total of 29 COVID-related deaths.
A look back at 2020: Part Three
By Martin Graham - mgraham@recordherald.com
In this Record-Herald file photo from Sept. 17, the Fayette Regional Humane Society was celebrating that they had surpassed 1,000 adoptions this year. Luke who was brought in at the time from Adams County was waiting to heal fully before he would have his chance to be adopted.
Record-Herald file photo
As this challenging and difficult year finally comes to a close, the Record-Herald is taking time to reflect on 2020’s biggest local stories. The following is the third of a four-part year in review series. This sampling of the year’s biggest stories covers July-September of 2020.
A look back at 2020: Part Two
By Martin Graham - mgraham@recordherald.com
In this Record-Herald file photo that ran May 20, Fayette County had experienced a large storm which caused many areas to flood including Christman Park where several geese can be seen swimming or relaxing in the grass.
Record-Herald file photo
As this challenging and difficult year finally comes to a close, the Record-Herald is taking time to reflect on 2020’s biggest local stories. The following is the second of a four-part year in review series. This sampling of the year’s biggest stories covers April-June of 2020.
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On April 1, two men who reportedly trespassed at a Lewis Road barn in northeast Fayette County in the early morning hours were allegedly shot by the property owner. At 2:11 a.m., Fayette County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 6000 block of Lewis Road after the property owner reported that two individuals were trespassing on his property, according to Sheriff Vernon S
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