For nearly a year, COVID-19 has been making its mark on Ohio, sickening residents and claiming lives.
Throughout that period, state officials have made admirable efforts to keep the public informed. Gov. Mike DeWine has addressed Buckeye State residents at least weekly, and the Ohio Department of Health has made a wide variety of resources available online.
One thing state and county health officials have not done very well, though, is consistently report the number of people who have died while infected with the coronavirus.
With 88 counties to collect data from, of course there will sometimes be delays in updating state records and the tallies listed at coronavirus.ohio.gov.
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Harrison County Health Department is working to ensure that the number of COVID-related deaths in the county is recorded correctly by the state.
Officials said the discrepancy between the number of deaths reported by the county and the number reported by the state at coronavirus.ohio.gov is due to a clerical error that the department is working to correct. For several days, the state of Ohio has been reporting the county’s COVID-19 deaths at eight, while the county had reported 16 deaths associated with the coronavirus as of Friday.
Garen Rhome, administrator of the county’s health department, said the difference in the two agencies’ reports is due to an oversight made by the Harrison County Health Department when filling out the disease reporting system forms for some of the county’s deaths.
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BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - A new vaccination site for the Mississippi State Department of Health was up and running Monday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Moving from the Harrison County Health Department, the coliseum helps to accommodate more people.
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CADIZ Harrison County Health Department is working to ensure that the number of COVID-related deaths in the county is recorded correctly by the state.
Officials said the discrepancy between the number of deaths reported by the county and the number reported by the state at coronavirus.ohio.gov is due to a clerical error that the department is working to correct. For several days, the state of Ohio has been reporting the county’s COVID-19 deaths at eight, while the county had reported 16 deaths associated with the coronavirus as of Friday.
Garen Rhome, administrator of the county’s health department, said the difference in the two agencies’ reports is due to an oversight made by the Harrison County Health Department when filling out the disease reporting system forms for some of the county’s deaths.
Times Leader Staff Writer
CADIZ – Local health departments are doing more than battling COVID-19 as 2021 gets underway they are also offering tips on how residents can have a healthy and happy year.
There are many simple lifestyle changes a person can make to improve their overall health, Garen Rhome, administrator of the Harrison County Health Department, said.
Some of the health department’s main focuses this year are encouraging a healthier diet, exercise and a reduction in tobacco usage. Rhome said a healthy diet is not just about a person limiting their food intake; it is also about making healthier choices when it comes to the foods we eat.