CLEVELAND, Ohio – The city recorded 59 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus on Wednesday, Mayor Frank Jackson’s administration announced. The newly confirmed cases involved patients ranging in age from three years old into their 80s. Five new deaths were reported. The deaths of 230 Clevelanders have been attributed to the coronavirus. The average age of those who died was 73 years old. .
Orange Schools employees to receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 19 Ed Wittenberg, cleveland.com
PEPPER PIKE, Ohio – Employees in the Orange City Schools will have an opportunity to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 19.
Superintendent Lynn Campbell also told the Orange Board of Education Monday (Feb. 8) that participating district employees are scheduled to receive their second dose of the vaccine on March 12.
The meeting was held via Zoom video due to a quarantine issue, board President Rebecca Boyle said.
Campbell said 477 staff members indicated in a survey that they are interested in receiving the vaccine. That represents nearly 90 percent of the district’s employees.
Bolden concerned that ‘COVID fatigue’ is setting in for Solon Schools
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Posted Feb 08, 2021
Fred Bolden, superintendent of Solon City Schools, holds the design that earned Marin Wurst, a seventh-grader at Solon Middle School, the winning entry in a national competition for Red Ribbon Week. Marin’s achievement was recognized at the Solon Board of Education meeting Monday (Feb. 8). (Screenshot)
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But unfortunately, that’s not the case.
On Monday (Feb. 8), Bolden told the Solon Board of Education that since Friday (Feb. 5), the district has had 10 students and eight staff members test positive for COVID-19.
“Over the weekend alone, we had three students and two staff members test positive,” he said. “Because of those positive tests, we’ve had about 70 quarantines (for students and staff).”