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Healthcare systems overwhelmed, hospitals struggling to keep staff, your health department does not have enough staff to follow coronavirus cases

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Cindy Keller, director of nursing, deputy  health commissioner for Hardin County, issued the following announcement on Monday morning concerning covid-19 cases in Hardin County.

Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and limited resources, the Kenton Hardin Health Department (KHHD) nursing staff will only be contacting positive COVID-19 cases in order to continue the COVID-19 contact tracing process.

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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that Ohio Department of Health Interim Director Lance Himes signed a revised health order to limit mass gatherings in Ohio. This order takes effect at midnight tonight (Monday, Nov. 16).

“Despite the health order that limited mass gatherings to 10 people that was signed in April remaining in effect, we have seen rampant spread of the virus as a result of banquets, wedding receptions, and social gatherings following funerals,” said Governor DeWine. 

“We have seen great tragedy associated with such events.  It’s not the ceremonies causing the problem.  It’s the party afterward.”  

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The Icon needs viewer assistance with this photo. It shows the Ada school bus drivers from the 1949-50 school year.

However, there are no names on this photo. Please help us out by identifying who you can. Send IDs to: [email protected]

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Here are last week's Icon poll results. Click here to take this week's poll asking about your covid-19 experience.

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Is it possible that Ada has more polar bears per thousand residents than any other community in Ohio? Just counting these hypercarnivorous bears in downtown Ada proves the point. Here are two such creatures decked out for the coming holidays at Ruthies, 220 N. Main St.

8 active staff cases, 4 recovered, for a total of 12 cumulative staff cases  • 5 active student cases, 6 recovered, for cumulative total of 11 student cases  

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Ada schools will continue to go "remote" according to Meri Skilliter, superintendent. She updated the school community on several aspects involving covid-19 in a letter posted Friday afternoon on the school website. That letter follows: 

We just completed our second week of remote learning, and we appreciate our students and staff who have adjusted once again.  

Please know our goal is to get students back in the classroom as soon as possible. At the time we made the decision to go remote, we had so many teachers with cases, or quarantined due to exposure, that we didn’t have enough substitute teachers to cover all the classes.

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