Columbus Dispatch: Columbus group creates website to help Ohioans find COVID vaccine appointment. “Users can find places offering the shots by entering their ZIP codes, which brings up a map with providers nearby. The website then provides an address, phone number and link to a scheduling website for each vaccine provider.”
WKYC: Ohio opens COVID-19 vaccination registration site: How to make an appointment near you. “Looking for a COVID-19 vaccine near you? The state of Ohio launched its new COVID-19 vaccination appointment registration database Monday. Here’s how it works.”
Fox 19: New interactive site shows how many Ohioans have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine. “The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) launched a new website showing how many Ohioans have completed the vaccination process against COVID-19. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine require two shots to become inoculated. The state has been reporting for weeks how many people had received the first shot, but this is the first time sharing the data for completed shots.”
ABC 6: New Ohio online database allows you to check if a gun is stolen. “A new online database operated by the Ohio Attorney General’s office allows people to check if a firearm in their possession has been reported stolen.”
Columbus Dispatch: Shots fired into home of Ohio Department of Health official. “Police are investigating after someone fired shots into the home of an official at the Ohio Department of Health. Upper Arlington Police responded to a call just after 8 p.m. in the 1700 block of Berkshire Road on Saturday of shots being fired into the home of Dr. Mary Kate Francis, assistant medical director of the Ohio Department of Health.”
WKYC: Where can you get a COVID-19 vaccine in Ohio? State launches new zip code search tool. “Have you been searching for ways to get the COVID-19 vaccine? You’re not alone. Many Ohioans have been wondering when — and where — they will be able to get the shot once they’re eligible. Ohio health officials launched a new tool Friday morning that helps residents throughout the state locate COVID-19 vaccination options near them.”
WKYC: Ohio Department of Health to launch new COVID-19 vaccination dashboard. “During his Monday afternoon press conference, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that the state–along with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH)–will soon launch a new tool on the COVID-19 dashboard that allows Ohioans to track the distribution and number of people who have received the Coronavirus vaccine as more vaccinations and doses arrive in the coming week.”
Cleveland .com: Ohio state government unveils new data website. “A new state website makes available data sets ranging from unemployment claims to COVID-19 rates in sewage, as part of a new transparency initiative announced on Monday.”
Reuters: California, Ohio order nightly curfews on gatherings as coronavirus surges. “California’s governor on Thursday imposed a curfew on social gatherings and other non-essential activities in one of the most intrusive of the restrictions being ordered across the country to curb an alarming surge in novel coronavirus infections.”
Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State dashboard helping Columbus-area schools spot COVID outbreaks among children. “Using the dashboard, school leaders can now monitor data that’s specific to their districts, including student and staff absences, nurse visits by students with flu-like symptoms and COVID-19 cases among people living in their district boundaries. If they’re seeing statistics that aren’t too out of the ordinary, the dashboard also gives them the confidence to know they’re operating safely.”
Cleveland 19 News: Coronavirus crisis: More than $7.2 billion in unemployment compensation paid out to Ohioans in last 34 weeks. “The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported 21,868 people filed for initial unemployment last week (Nov. 1-7) to the U.S. Department of Labor, which brings the total of unemployment claims filed in Ohio over the last 34 weeks to 1,850,676.”
WKYC: Ohio Department of Health now offering zip code dashboard to track COVID-19 cases. “During his COVID-19 briefing on Thursday, Governor Mike DeWine announced the creation of a new zip code dashboard. Ohioans can now view data from their local communities and filter data by probable or confirmed case status, county, a specific zip code, or a specific time period.”
Ohio Attorney General: Charities Struggling During Pandemic, Ohio State Study of Sector Finds. “Amid the persistent challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofits across Ohio are struggling from the economic fallout at a time when the public and government need them most. To better understand the situation, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office partnered with the Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Philanthropy Ohio and researchers at The Ohio State University’s John Glenn College of Public Affairs to produce the ongoing The Ohio Nonprofit COVID-19 Survey to gather information on Ohio’s nonprofit organizations and how to help them through this difficult time in history.”
Cleveland .com: Ohio man tells police of scheme to place Gov. Mike DeWine under ‘house arrest’. “A Miami County resident has told police that he was approached about helping to arrest Gov. Mike DeWine at his Greene County home and try him for ‘tyranny.’ The case has been referred to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, though a spokesman declined to discuss further details, citing security reasons.”
Cleveland 19: Coronavirus crisis: More than $6.9 billion in unemployment compensation paid out to Ohioans in last 30 weeks. “The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported 20,090 people filed for initial unemployment last week (Oct. 4-10) to the U.S. Department of Labor, which brings the total of unemployment claims filed in Ohio over the last 30 weeks to 1,772,416. To put that total into perspective, the total number of claims for the last 30 weeks is more than the combined total of unemployment claims filed over the last four years, according to ODJFS.”
