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Darke County Economic Development
COVID-19 Update: Phase 1B Timeline
COLUMBUS—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today
provided the following updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19
pandemic.
PHASE 1B TIMELINE
Governor DeWine today reemphasized the vaccine distribution timeline
for Phase 1B of Ohio's vaccination program which is set to begin next
week with those ages 80 and older.
This week: Today, the Ohio Department of Health will receive
information from the federal government on Ohio's vaccine allotment for
the upcoming week. This information, including which providers will
receive vaccines and how many, will be communicated to local health
departments this evening. Each county health department, in partnership
with their local emergency management agency and vaccine providers,
will communicate vaccine distribution plans with the media and the
public on Wednesday and Thursday. The process to vaccinate those in
each county will vary depending on the provider. Some are expected to
hold walk-up clinics, others may take appointments, etc.
On Thursday, the Ohio Department of Health will launch a tool on
coronavirus.ohio.gov to assist citizens looking for a provider that has
been allotted vaccines. The tool will be searchable by zip code or
county, but it will not be updated in real-time. It is critical that
those eligible to receive a vaccine consult local sources to determine
up-to-date vaccine availability.
Hospitals that are vaccinating their frontline healthcare workers as
part of Phase 1A must complete these vaccinations by Sunday, January 17.
Week of January 18: Vaccine providers will begin receiving their first
allotment of vaccines for those ages 80 and older. Vaccines will be
delivered on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Each provider will begin
administering vaccines the day after they receive their shipment. All
vaccines must be distributed within seven days.
Week of January 25: Vaccinations are anticipated to begin for those
ages 75 and up following the same process outlined above. Vaccinations
will also be available to those with severe congenital, developmental,
or early-onset medical disorders. Additional information on how these
individuals can choose to receive their vaccines is forthcoming.
Week of February 1: Vaccinations are anticipated to begin for those ages 70 and up following the same process outlined above.
Week of February 8: Vaccinations are anticipated to begin for those ages 65 and up following the same process outlined above.
Vaccine providers are not expected to vaccinate everyone in each age
group in one week. As new age groups are authorized to receive
vaccinations, previous age groups will continue receiving the vaccine.
Senior citizens with questions on the vaccination process are urged to
contact the Area Agencies on Aging at www.aging.ohio.gov or by calling
1-866-243-5678.
NURSING HOME VACCINATIONS
To date, 85 percent of Ohio's nursing homes have been visited by a
vaccine provider as part of Phase 1A. Vaccine providers anecdotally
tell the Ohio Department of Health that the number of residents and
staff accepting the vaccine is increasing.
In Ohio's two nursing homes operated by the Ohio Department of Veteran
Services, 92 percent of veterans have accepted the vaccine. Regarding
staff, 60 percent have opted to receive the vaccine in the Sandusky
home and 42 percent have chosen to be vaccinated in the Georgetown home.
BROADBAND EXPANSION INVESTMENT
Lt. Governor Husted announced today that Southern Ohio Communication
Services, Inc., in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic
Development (OhioSE) and Pike County Economic & Community
Development, plans to invest $3.8 million to provide high-speed
Internet service over 64 miles to 1,300 residential and business
customers in southern Ohio. Southern Ohio Communications Service
received a $50,000 JobsOhio Inclusion Grant toward building and
engineering costs. Learn more about the announcement here.
INDUSTRY SECTOR PARTNERSHIP AWARDS
Lt. Governor Husted also announced that 12 partnerships have been
awarded for a total of $2.5 million for the Industry Sector Partnership
Award Grant Program. The selected partnerships are located in various
regions across Ohio and focus on multiple in-demand industry sectors,
including healthcare, information technology, manufacturing,
construction and transportation.
“These awards will jumpstart and expand workforce partnerships across
Ohio that are helping more individuals earn the skills needed to
successfully find employment,” Lt. Governor Husted said. “This is
real-world skill development where educators and businesses work
together to help people gain the skills they need to get hired for jobs
that pay well and have a future. Enhancing meaningful partnerships
between the business and education community is key to growing Ohio’s
workforce and filling in-demand jobs at a time when many people are
looking for opportunities, but not sure where to start.”
Learn more about the Industry Sector Partnership Grant by visiting Workforce.Ohio.gov/ISP
CURRENT CASE DATA
In total, there are 792,938 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19
reported in Ohio and 9,802 confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths. A
total of 41,863 people have been hospitalized throughout the pandemic,
including 6,237 admissions to intensive care units. In-depth data can
be accessed by visiting coronavirus.ohio.gov.
Video of today's full update, including versions with foreign language
translation, can be viewed on the Ohio Channel's YouTube page.
For more information on Ohio's response to COVID-19, visit coronavirus.ohio.gov or call 1-833-4-ASK-ODH.
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