/tags/hamilton-county-health-department Hamilton County Health Department en-US Copyright Tue, 10 May 2022 19:17:16 GMT /health/2022-05-10/ohio-free-fentanyl-test-strips-in-the-mail Two students at Ohio State University recently died of overdoses that may have been caused by fentanyl-laced Adderall. Tue, 10 May 2022 19:17:16 GMT /health/2022-05-10/ohio-free-fentanyl-test-strips-in-the-mail Becca Costello /health/2022-03-22/covid-spread-low-local-officials-prepared-new-variants-ba-2 The BA.2 subvariant is causing a big surge in some parts of the world, and officials have already confirmed the more infectious variant is in the U.S. Tue, 22 Mar 2022 19:31:14 GMT /health/2022-03-22/covid-spread-low-local-officials-prepared-new-variants-ba-2 Becca Costello /health/2021-01-13/hamilton-county-doesnt-have-enough-covid-vaccines-to-finish-phase-1a Vaccine distribution within Hamilton County has been slow, mainly due to the amount of vaccines the county has received.Hamilton County Public Health… Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:14:26 GMT /health/2021-01-13/hamilton-county-doesnt-have-enough-covid-vaccines-to-finish-phase-1a Cory Sharber /health/2020-12-30/hamilton-county-covid-cases-decrease-but-community-must-continue-to-be-careful Weekly COVID-19 cases in Hamilton County continue to decrease.Over the past week, less than 3,000 new cases have been reported. That’s a sharp decrease… Wed, 30 Dec 2020 18:12:57 GMT /health/2020-12-30/hamilton-county-covid-cases-decrease-but-community-must-continue-to-be-careful Cory Sharber /health/2020-12-23/hamilton-county-sees-weekly-covid-cases-decrease-hospitalizations-still-concerning While Hamilton County is reporting decreasing numbers in weekly COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations are still affecting the region's hospitals.Health… Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:35:52 GMT /health/2020-12-23/hamilton-county-sees-weekly-covid-cases-decrease-hospitalizations-still-concerning Cory Sharber /health/2020-12-09/hamilton-county-preps-for-covid-vaccine-delivery-names-first-recipients Hamilton County is reporting a weekly increase of 5,872 COVID-19 cases following a backlog of antigen tests being cleared throughout the state. "Our cases… Wed, 09 Dec 2020 19:32:55 GMT /health/2020-12-09/hamilton-county-preps-for-covid-vaccine-delivery-names-first-recipients Cory Sharber /local-news/2020-11-04/an-explosion-of-covid-activity-is-happening-in-hamilton-county With nearly 2,000 more COVID cases since last week, 46 additional hospitalizations and seven more deaths, the state could put Hamilton County on a watch… Wed, 04 Nov 2020 19:47:29 GMT /local-news/2020-11-04/an-explosion-of-covid-activity-is-happening-in-hamilton-county Ann Thompson /local-news/2020-09-16/hamilton-county-readying-for-potential-covid-19-vaccines Several agencies in Hamilton County are working together to acquire, store and distribute COVID-19 vaccines once they are available.Those include the… Wed, 16 Sep 2020 17:52:57 GMT /local-news/2020-09-16/hamilton-county-readying-for-potential-covid-19-vaccines Jay Hanselman /local-news/2020-06-26/amid-spike-hamilton-county-covid-testing-and-contact-tracing-to-increase With new Hamilton County COVID-19 cases nearing 100 a day, the county's health commissioner says the department is preparing to ramp up testing,… Fri, 26 Jun 2020 19:44:24 GMT /local-news/2020-06-26/amid-spike-hamilton-county-covid-testing-and-contact-tracing-to-increase Ann Thompson /local-news/2020-06-10/hamilton-county-health-dept-cautiously-optimistic-about-covid-19 Hamilton County's interim public health director said he remains cautiously optimistic as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.Greg Kesterman spoke to… Wed, 10 Jun 2020 16:11:08 GMT /local-news/2020-06-10/hamilton-county-health-dept-cautiously-optimistic-about-covid-19 Jay Hanselman