COVID-19 Cases Wane in Ohio: What you Need to Know
Just over half of all Ohio adults have received a COVID-19 vaccine, including more than three-fourths of Ohioans older than 65. The threat of the virus has likewise been retreating, with 30% fewer Ohioans hospitalized than two months ago.
June 02, 2021 •
(TNS) - Expect more full restaurants, unmasked shoppers, and more people in theaters seats among changes coming to Ohio now that the state s emergency pandemic rules have almost entirely ended.
Gov. Mike DeWine s administration ended orders on masks, capacity, social distancing, following the rollout of vaccines and dramatic improvement in pandemic outlook. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities are the exception and they still have some additional pandemic rules to follow.
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GDAHA adjusts visitation policy
Staff report
DAYTON Members of the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association (GDAHA) have adjusted visitor restrictions to increase visitation to two visitors per patient where growing vaccination rates and county-specific positivity rates warrant flexibility. Hospitals in GDAHA’s 11-county service area have updated visitor restrictions to respond to the increasing vaccination rates across the region. This change allows hospitals to meet the needs of patients and families during the ongoing management of COVID-19.
GDAHA member hospitals will implement the updated visitor restrictions policy on Monday, April 5, 2021.
“Our hospitals are continuing to adapt to the changing nature of COVID-19 and the responsibility to safeguard the patients in their care. As vaccination rates continue to improve across our region, we have an opportunity to bolster the healing process for patients and families by allowing two visitors per patient,” said Sarah Hac
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