CLEVELAND, Ohio – The city recorded 181 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus on Monday, Mayor Frank Jackson’s administration announced. The newly confirmed cases involved patients ranging in age from less than 10 years old into their 90s. Three new deaths were reported. The deaths of 211 Clevelanders have been attributed to the coronavirus. The average age of those who died was 73 years .
Ohio set to start vaccinating school staff ahead of schedule, governor says Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio Some Ohio schools that requested coronavirus vaccines will start receiving them this week ahead of the Feb. 1 anticipated start date, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday.
DeWine did not clarify where those school districts are, though he said vaccination would begin in Cincinnati Public Schools on Thursday. Schools that are going to receive the vaccine next week already know, and the rest of the schools will be notified by Friday.
The list of schools will be sent out on Tuesday afternoon, a Department of Health spokeswoman said.
Ohio vaccine rollout update: Patients over 80 find booking an appointment is frustrating, but getting the shot is well organized
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 26, 2021
Edna Hall, 80, of Elyria, was the first member of the general public to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at University Hospitals when the hospital system began vaccinating the public on Jan. 19. UH scheduled 530 patients for vaccination on that day.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio Ohio’s vaccine rollout for people 75 and older is getting smoother, but still has a few bumps.
The elderly and their caregivers continue to be frustrated by a system requiring them to look up vaccine providers on their own to make arrangements. But once they make the appointment, readers say the vaccination process itself is easy.
Beginning Monday, Cuyahoga County residents can call United Way’s 211 HelpLink to access information about the COVID-19 vaccine, including eligibility details and places to obtain inoculations.