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Ohio to Add 4,000 Deaths to Coronavirus Tally After Discovery of Misreported Count

February 13, 2021February 12, 2021 Jordyn Pair

Ohio will be adding roughly 4,000 deaths to the state toll after the Ohio Department of Health announced it had discovered a reconciliation error in the state’s reporting system.

Ohio Sees Spike in Drug Overdose Deaths as Pandemic Rages

December 22, 2020December 21, 2020 Jordyn Pair

Nineteen counties in Ohio have exceeded or equaled records for the most overdoses in a year as the nation continues to see a spike in drug overdoses during the coronavirus pandemic.

Harm Reduction Ohio, a drug policy advocacy group which says it is the largest distributor of naloxone in the state, says the biggest increases in death caused by overdoses have occurred in central and east Ohio.

Laura Victims May Go Weeks Without Power; U.S. Deaths Reach 14

August 29, 2020August 28, 2020 The Associated Press

The Louisiana coastline devastated by Hurricane Laura began a long and gloomy recovery Friday as hundreds of thousands of people still without water and power confronted the possibility that basic services may not return for weeks or even longer. The number of dead climbed to at least 14.

70 Percent of COVID-19 Deaths in Ohio Are From Nursing Homes, Far Higher than National Average

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Jason M. Reynolds

In Ohio, 70 percent of COVID-19 deaths have happened in long-term care facilities, far above the national average of 42 percent, data show.

Steve Bannon: The Chinese Communist Party is the Enemy of the United States, the Chinese People, and All of Mankind

April 21, 2020April 20, 2020 Julie Carr

On Monday’s Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy was joined on the newsmakers line by War Room Pandemic host Steve Bannon to discuss the timeline of Communist China’s coverup of the coronavirus.

New Coronavirus Cases and Hospitalizations Decline in Ohio on Sunday, Deaths Increase by 17

April 6, 2020April 5, 2020 Jason M. Reynolds

The rate of increases for new Chinese coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Ohio declined on Sunday, although the number of deaths climbed by 17.

The data is provided by The COVID Tracking Project, and is available here. The project has taken multiple screenshots every day of the Ohio Department of Health’s COVID-19 portal, which is here, to provide and document the numbers.

More New Coronavirus Hospitalizations in Ohio on Saturday (111) Than on Friday (93)

April 5, 2020April 4, 2020 Jason M. Reynolds

The cumulative number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ohio increased by 111 on Saturday and 93 on Friday.

Police Officer Deaths on Duty Increased in 2018, Report Finds

December 29, 2018December 29, 2018 Ohio Star Staff

by Neetu Chandak A preliminary report released Thursday found U.S. police officer deaths on duty increased by 12 percent in 2018 from 2017. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a non-profit dedicated to making police officers’ work safer, found 144 police officers died between Jan. 1 and Dec.…