Health leaders point to a recent rise in the number of new vaccinations as Ohio crosses 50% of its population receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
New data from the Ohio Department of Health shows vaccination rates have increased across the state as more than half of Ohioans have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
(Story updated) 8 more Clinton Countians have died from COVID-19, CCHD reports; DeWine announces vaccinations underway
By Tom Barr - tbarr@wnewsj.com
Eight more Clinton Countians have died from COVID-19, the Clinton County Health District reported Monday morning.
Sixteen local residents have now died from coronavirus-related causes within an 18-day period.
The latest victims are:
• A man in his 60s
• Two women in their 70s
• A woman in her 80s
• A woman in her 90s
• Two more deaths have been reported; they have not yet been entered into the Ohio Department of Health Dashboard “as we are awaiting the official lab results,” said Clinton County Health Commissioner Pamela Walker-Bauer.