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Greenfield Rotary hopes to have Greene Countrie Towne Festival in July 2021 McGuffey Lane is pictured at the 2019 Greene Countrie Towne Festival. (HCP photo by Jimmy Jones.) With more and more people being immunized against COVID-19, and following consultation with the Highland County Health Department and local physicians, the Greenfield Rotary Club is hopeful that the 2021 Greene Countrie Towne Festival will take place on the third weekend of July.
According to Greenfield Rotary President Ron Coffey, the 2021 festival dates would be July 16-18.
“With the rollout of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and the prospect of other vaccines soon being approved, we hope that by July many activities will have returned to normal,” Coffey said. “We understand that mutations of the virus or other circumstances c
Highland County ranks 17th
By Jacob Clary - jclary@aimmediamidwest.com
This graphic ranks all 88 Ohio counties by the highest occurance of COVID-19 cases.
Ohio Department of Health
The graphic last updated on Jan. 19 shows the Public Emergency Levels of the 88 counties in Ohio. Highland County, outlined in black, is shown in red, meaning it is in Level 3, which means the county has very high exposure and spread and people should limit their activities as much as possible.
Ohio Department of Health
Highland County is the 17th ranked of Ohio’s 88 counties in terms of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population from Jan. 6 to Jan. 19.
New vaccine spots open
By Jeff Gilliland - jgilliland@timesgazette.com
Warner
New COVID-19 vaccination spots are open for county residents age 75 and older, and the Highland County Health Health Department is offering an online option for clinic sign-ups, health commissioner Jared Warner said Thursday in a news release.
“Due to additional vaccine supply, there are approximately 170 new spots available for 75 and older Highland County residents during the week of January 25,” Warner said in the news release. “We are going to use an online signup for this new group, but will still offer phone based registration through our Central Scheduling System at 1-866-395-1588. The online signup link is included below.”
The Highland County Health Department shared local COVID-19 data for the first time in a week, along with updates on vaccine efforts, on Wednesday, Jan. 20.
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