Measuring the economic success of presidents: The Wake Up for Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com
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Presidential benchmarks: How can you measure the economic success of a president? Complicated issues get broken down to the most simple data points. As Joe Biden begins his term, Rich Exner takes a look at 15 economic benchmarks, from unemployment to the cost of a Big Mac.
Is Ohio looking to use the Brownsâ home FirstEnergy Stadium for mass COVID-19 vaccinations?
NFL Commissioner has offered up all stadiums last week. Cleveland Browns and First Energy Stadium. Jan. 29, 2021 (Source: (WOIO - Tim Dubravetz)) By Dan DeRoos | February 8, 2021 at 3:34 PM EST - Updated February 8 at 4:50 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Late last week, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell offered up all NFL stadiums to help vaccinate the country against COVID-19.
Last week, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine was up for the idea of using stadiums, college or pro, but thereâs a problem.
âI wish we had enough vaccine to open up Ohio State stadium and open up big venues and do nothing but vaccinate 24-7,â Dewine said Thursday. âIf we had enough vaccine we would do that. But today we donât have that. So what we have to do today is be careful worry about equity. Worry about fairness. And most of all worry about saving lives.â
With 1 Million Vaccinated and Hospitalizations Down, Ohio Could End Curfew UPDATED 6:45 AM ET Feb. 08, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:15 PM ET Feb. 06, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:15 PM EST Feb. 06, 2021
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COLUMBUS, Ohio The state crossed a milestone over the weekend as it reported more than 1 million people have been vaccinated, and officials said they are increasingly confident the pandemic is coming under control.
The state s curfew will expire Thursday if COVID-19 hospitalizations remain under 2,500 between now and then, according to Gov. Mike DeWine.
Sunday marked six consecutive days of hospitalizations under 2,500. The state’s dashboard showed 1,978 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 the first day below 2,000 in three months while 530 COVID-19 patients were receiving treatment in intensive care units and 339 patients were on ventilators. Hospitalizations peaked in mid-December above 5,300.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The city recorded 85 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 less than seven years old into their 90s. No new deaths were reported. The deaths of 219 Clevelanders have been attributed to the coronavirus. The average age of those who died was 73 .