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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Week in Review (For the week ending Dec. 18, 2020)
Information submitted Governor DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine greet the first vaccines to arrive in Ohio Ohio Public Health Advisory Map • •
OHIO – Throughout the week, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine was joined by
Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and provided updates on Ohio s response to the
COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other state initiatives.
On
Monday,
Governor DeWine announced that the first COVID-19 vaccinations have
been administered in Ohio. Shipments of 975 doses were delivered to both
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus and UC
Health in Cincinnati. Several healthcare workers and personnel who are
DeWine s Week in Review for week ending Dec. 18 Saturday, December 19, 2020 11:08 AM DeWine Throughout the week, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine was joined by Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and provided updates on Ohio s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other state initiatives.
On Monday, Governor DeWine announced that the first COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered in Ohio. Shipments of 975 doses were delivered to both The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus and UC Health in Cincinnati. Several healthcare workers and personnel who are routinely involved with the care of COVID-19 patients immediately received vaccinations. It was such a moment of hope to watch the healthcare workers begin to get vaccinated, said Governor DeWine. This is the first day of a process that will continue over the months ahead as Ohioans who choose to be vaccinated have their opportunity to receive the vaccine. However, un
COLUMBUS The number of Ohio infants who died before their first birthdays dropped to 929 in 2019 from 938 in 2018, marking a third straight year of decline, according to a new report released by the Ohio Department of Health.
There were 356 Black infant deaths in 2019, an increase of 17 from 2018. This is still lower than 2015, 2016, and 2017. However, the racial disparities gap continues to widen, with Black infants being 2.8 times more likely to die than white infants. The number of white infants that died in 2019 was 518, the lowest number in the past 10 years.
The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Ohio infant mortality across all races was 6.9 per 1,000 live births in 2019, the same as it was in 2018.