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Is the pandemic over or not?President Joe Biden sparked the debate when he declared it is, then Dr. Anthony Fauci quickly disputed the claim.“I think the truth is somewhere in between,” said TriHealth infectious disease expert Dr. Stephen Blatt. “I do think it’s time we learn to live with this virus.”Blatt said dealing with the pandemic and with the virus are two different things. “I think it’s going to be really hard to define when the pandemic ends because we’re going to be dealing with this virus forever,” Blatt said.“I think we’re moving in the right direction. I don’t think we’re there yet,” said the Health Collaborative’s Tiffany Mattingly.Right now, in this region, there are 177 people in local hospitals with COVID-19, 20 are in the ICU and six are on ventilators. That compares with the peak when there were 1,033 people in local hospitals with COVID-19, 196 in the ICU and 141 on ventilators.“Part of the question is, what does it mean that the pandemic is over? It doesn’t mean COVID has gone away," Mattingly said.

Is the pandemic over or not?

President Joe Biden sparked the debate when he declared it is, then Dr. Anthony Fauci quickly disputed the claim.

“I think the truth is somewhere in between,” said TriHealth infectious disease expert Dr. Stephen Blatt. “I do think it’s time we learn to live with this virus.”

Blatt said dealing with the pandemic and with the virus are two different things.

“I think it’s going to be really hard to define when the pandemic ends because we’re going to be dealing with this virus forever,” Blatt said.

“I think we’re moving in the right direction. I don’t think we’re there yet,” said the Health Collaborative’s Tiffany Mattingly.

Right now, in this region, there are 177 people in local hospitals with COVID-19, 20 are in the ICU and six are on ventilators.

That compares with the peak when there were 1,033 people in local hospitals with COVID-19, 196 in the ICU and 141 on ventilators.

“Part of the question is, what does it mean that the pandemic is over? It doesn’t mean COVID has gone away," Mattingly said.


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The omicron surge is pushing hospitals to capacity as they struggle to keep up with the highest number of COVID-19 patients on record.“We’re certainly at our highest water mark to date,” St. Elizabeth Dr. Jim Horn said.St. Elizabeth surpassed their highest number of COVID-19 patients set last year at 219. The new number set this week is 232.“It just means that everyone is extremely busy, and everyone is stretched to the max,” Horn said.Every facet of hospital operations is affected from pharmacy to supply chain to the thin ranks of the staff.“They’re tired, they’re demoralized, they’re emotionally stretched,” Horn said.There are so many health care workers out sick, even those who are not normally on the front lines are called into action to help.“Every, every hospital from our rural hospitals to our urban core hospitals are hit by this,” the Health Collaborative’s Tiffany Mattingly said.Mattingly said almost every hospital in the region is hitting historic high number of COVID-19 patients.“Definitely as bad as we’ve seen since the start of the pandemic. They’re operating at a whole new level of surge right now,” Mattingly said.

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The omicron surge is pushing hospitals to capacity as they struggle to keep up with the highest number of COVID-19 patients on record.

“We’re certainly at our highest water mark to date,” St. Elizabeth Dr. Jim Horn said.

St. Elizabeth surpassed their highest number of COVID-19 patients set last year at 219. The new number set this week is 232.

“It just means that everyone is extremely busy, and everyone is stretched to the max,” Horn said.

Every facet of hospital operations is affected from pharmacy to supply chain to the thin ranks of the staff.

“They’re tired, they’re demoralized, they’re emotionally stretched,” Horn said.

There are so many health care workers out sick, even those who are not normally on the front lines are called into action to help.

“Every, every hospital from our rural hospitals to our urban core hospitals are hit by this,” the Health Collaborative’s Tiffany Mattingly said.

Mattingly said almost every hospital in the region is hitting historic high number of COVID-19 patients.

“Definitely as bad as we’ve seen since the start of the pandemic. They’re operating at a whole new level of surge right now,” Mattingly said.


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As the delta variant continues to rise, more people than ever are waiting in line over an hour for something no one really wants – a COVID-19 test.At the Gravity Diagnostic’s testing site in Covington, cars were lined up though the old IRS parking lot and around the outside of it Monday.“My granddaughter, she’s not feeling well,” said one woman coming into the drive-through site.“My daughter, from the school they say she maybe was exposed to some kid with COVID. So, we have to take a test for her,” said another woman in line.The Gravity site gives the gold standard PCR tests. People usually get results by midnight the same day they took the test.“I think we’ve all been surprised by how delta has changed things in the last six or eight weeks,” said Gravity Diagnostics CEO Tony Remington. “There’s a lot of peace of mind testing for just people going back to school, back to work, going to a Bengals game, going to a concert.”Remington said the test sites have been so busy, they’ve opened new drive-through sites at Northern Kentucky University, in Ludlow and at Buttermilk Pike for St. Elizabeth Hospital. Gravity is also opening up several other sites around Kentucky and Indiana.Take-home COVID-19 test kits are also available over the counter at many drug stores, if you can find them.The cost is about $24.00, but many stores are sold out right now.The over-the-counter tests kits are fast, but not as accurate as the PCR tests.Hamilton County Libraries are also giving free take-home tests as long as the last.“There are differences in the tests. The take-home tests are considered a screening vs a diagnostic test,” said the Health Collaborative’s Tiffany Mattingly.Mattingly said the key is keeping people from going to emergency rooms to get a test. “The prediction of where we’re going to peak is really difficult to anticipate. Right now, we know that we’re still climbing,” Mattingly said.

COVINGTON, Ky. —

As the delta variant continues to rise, more people than ever are waiting in line over an hour for something no one really wants – a COVID-19 test.

At the Gravity Diagnostic’s testing site in Covington, cars were lined up though the old IRS parking lot and around the outside of it Monday.

“My granddaughter, she’s not feeling well,” said one woman coming into the drive-through site.

“My daughter, from the school they say she maybe was exposed to some kid with COVID. So, we have to take a test for her,” said another woman in line.

The Gravity site gives the gold standard PCR tests. People usually get results by midnight the same day they took the test.

“I think we’ve all been surprised by how delta has changed things in the last six or eight weeks,” said Gravity Diagnostics CEO Tony Remington. “There’s a lot of peace of mind testing for just people going back to school, back to work, going to a Bengals game, going to a concert.”

Remington said the test sites have been so busy, they’ve opened new drive-through sites at Northern Kentucky University, in Ludlow and at Buttermilk Pike for St. Elizabeth Hospital. Gravity is also opening up several other sites around Kentucky and Indiana.

Take-home COVID-19 test kits are also available over the counter at many drug stores, if you can find them.

The cost is about $24.00, but many stores are sold out right now.

The over-the-counter tests kits are fast, but not as accurate as the PCR tests.

Hamilton County Libraries are also giving free take-home tests as long as the last.

“There are differences in the tests. The take-home tests are considered a screening vs a diagnostic test,” said the Health Collaborative’s Tiffany Mattingly.

Mattingly said the key is keeping people from going to emergency rooms to get a test.

“The prediction of where we’re going to peak is really difficult to anticipate. Right now, we know that we’re still climbing,” Mattingly said.


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Rising COVID cases driven by the delta variant are already putting pressure on hospitals as some hit capacity over the weekend.“We’re seeing, not only our cases rise, we’re seeing our hospitalizations rise as well as intensive care admissions within the region,” said Hamilton County health commissioner Greg Kesterman.Kesterman said in three weeks, Hamilton County COVID cases went from averaging about 13 a day to averaging 71 a day.Regional numbers from the Health Collaborative show hospitalizations have jumped in one month from about 40 to more than 130. Now, 40 is the number of people on ventilators in the Southwest Ohio region.The numbers are lower than they were at the peak of the pandemic, but hospitals are already under stress. “Over the weekend, a couple of our hospitals hit capacity,” Kesterman said.“We have a very different starting point going into this surge. It will take less cases to put a strain on the hospitals,” said vice president of clinical strategies for the Health Collaborative Tiffany Mattingly.Mattingly said last year hospitals stopped elective procedures and other wellness efforts to make space for the oncoming surge. All of those procedures have returned.“We are definitely at a different stress point than we were last fall,” Mattingly said.Kesterman said the hospital system has room for more patients, but at any given time, a hospital could hit capacity. If COVID cases continue to rise, expect hospitals to reexamine those elective procedures again.“I think the hospitals are going to have to evaluate all of those modes of decompression to make sure we have room for all patients who need care,” Mattingly said.

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Rising COVID cases driven by the delta variant are already putting pressure on hospitals as some hit capacity over the weekend.

“We’re seeing, not only our cases rise, we’re seeing our hospitalizations rise as well as intensive care admissions within the region,” said Hamilton County health commissioner Greg Kesterman.

Kesterman said in three weeks, Hamilton County COVID cases went from averaging about 13 a day to averaging 71 a day.

Regional numbers from the Health Collaborative show hospitalizations have jumped in one month from about 40 to more than 130. Now, 40 is the number of people on ventilators in the Southwest Ohio region.

The numbers are lower than they were at the peak of the pandemic, but hospitals are already under stress.

“Over the weekend, a couple of our hospitals hit capacity,” Kesterman said.

“We have a very different starting point going into this surge. It will take less cases to put a strain on the hospitals,” said vice president of clinical strategies for the Health Collaborative Tiffany Mattingly.

Mattingly said last year hospitals stopped elective procedures and other wellness efforts to make space for the oncoming surge. All of those procedures have returned.

“We are definitely at a different stress point than we were last fall,” Mattingly said.

Kesterman said the hospital system has room for more patients, but at any given time, a hospital could hit capacity. If COVID cases continue to rise, expect hospitals to reexamine those elective procedures again.

“I think the hospitals are going to have to evaluate all of those modes of decompression to make sure we have room for all patients who need care,” Mattingly said.


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Help ahead for 65-plus age group squeezed by vaccine eligibility expansion



INSIDE THE UNITED WAY, SOME ARE FINDING THE MOST USEFUL TOOL IN THE VACCINATION PROCESS IS THE TELEPHONE. >> ON A TYPICAL DAY WE HAVE BETWEEN 300 TO 1000 CALLS. BRIAN: THIS IS THE 211 CALL CENTER. IT WAS ONCE FOR ANYONE NEEDING SOCIAL SERVICES. ADDED NOW SPECIFIC HAMILTON COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN CALL 211 FOR VACCINE HELP >> WE’RE REALLY HERE TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE 65 AND OLDER WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO NAVIGATE THE ON LINE SCHEDULING SYSTEMS. BRIAN: DEIRDRE BELUAN IS DIRECTOR OF CARE COORDINATION FOR UNITED WAY. >> THAT IS OUR TARGET AUDIENCE, THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE WHO WOULD NOT GET AN APPOINTMENT OTHERWISE. BRIAN: BUT THE EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THE 65 PLUS AGE GROUP GETS VACCINATED GOES BEYOND HAMILTON COUNTY. >> THE MORE PEOPLE ELIGIBLE, THE MORE COMPETITION WE ARE HAVING FOR VACCINE. BRIAN: CHRISTA HYSON IS WITH THE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE. SHE SAYS MOST HOSPITALS IN THE REGION HAVE SET ASIDE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE OVER 65 THAT ARE YET TO BE VACCINATE YOU MAY LOG ON TO A HOSPITAL SYSTEM AND SEE NOTHI AVAILABLE. WE’RE MAKING SURE THAT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE IS RESERVED FOR THOSE HIGH RISK POPULATIONS THE 65 PLUS POPULATION THAT THEY CAN GET IN. BRIAN: TO SAY GOODBYE TO COVID. YOU CAN STILL CALL 211 FOR THOSE SOCIAL SERVICES YOU JUST SELECT IF IT’S FOR THAT OR FOR A COVID VACCINE. BRIAN HAMRICK, WLWT NEWS 5. SHEREE: REMEMBER THAT 211 NUMBER IS ONLY FOR THOSE OF YOU IN HAMILTON COUNTY. MIKE: THOSE VACCINES ONE KEY TO GETTING US MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AGAIN. THAT’S ONE POINT OHIO’S GOVERNOR DROVE HOME TODAY, AS HE UNVEILED NEW NUMBERS SHOWING WE’VE HIT A PLATEAU. SHEREE: IN FACT, WE’VE EVEN TAKEN A SMALL STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. WLWT NEWS 5’S JOHN LONDON TALKED WITH THE GOVERNOR TODAY TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. JOHN: APPARENTLY NOT MUCH BEYOND ENCOURAGEMENT ABOUT GETTING VACCINATED AND WEARING MASKS. NEXT WEEK, THE STATE WILL RECEIVE A COMBINED TOTAL OF 571,000 DOSES FROM PFIZER, MODERNA AND JOHNSON AND JOHNSO THAT WILL BE THE STATE’S HIGHEST AMOUNT TO DATE. THE HOPE IS IT WILL HELP DRIVE DOWN THE CASE COUNT NUMBER WHICH IS NO LONGER DROPPING IN SWIFT FASHION. IN FACT, IT WENT UP SLIGHTLY THIS WEEK AND HAS FLATTENED OUT. IT’S NOT CLEAR WHY. BUT IT IS CLEAR THAT THE STATE IS NOT DRAWING CLOSER TO THE 50 CASE PER 100,000 BENCHMARK SET BY GOVERNOR DEWINE >> A STATEWIDE CASE RATE OF 146.9 IS STILL VERY HIGH. IT’S CERTAINLY A LOT LOWER THAN IT WAS IN DECEMBER WHEN WE WERE HITTING OUR PEAK. SO, WE JUST HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS. AND AGAIN, IT’S THE DEFENSE WEARING A MASK AND IT’S THE OFFENSE IN VACCINATE, VACCINATE, VACCINATE. JOHN: 80,000 OHIOANS WERE VACCINATED YESTERDAY. THE GOVERNOR STATES WE’RE GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH FIREPOWER, MEANING INCREASED SUPPLY. BUT WITH 52 OF OHIO’S 88 COUNTIES SHOWING A HIGHER CASE COUNT THIS WEEK, GETTING RID OF RESTRICTIONS SUDDENLY SEEMS A LONG WAY OFF JOHN LONDON, WLWT NEWS 5. SHEREE: A NEW GOAL IN THE RACE TO STOP THE CORONAVIRUS. PRESIDENT BIDEN IS DOUBLING HIS VACCINE TARGET FOR HIS FIRST 100 DAYS. MIKE: WLWT NEWS 5 ANCHOR ASHLEY KIRKLEN IS COVERING THE PRESIDENT’S FIRST NEWS CONFERENCE SINCE TAKING OFFICE. ASHLEY: 65 DAYS INTO HIS PRESIDENCY, THE PRESIDENT TOUTED HIS ADMINISTRATION’S RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND EFFORTS TO STOP THE VIRUS AND HIS ECONOMIC STIMULUS. BIDEN SAYS HIS ADMINISTRATION MADE A HUGE INVESTMENT TODAY IN THE HARDEST HIT COMMUNITIES WITH AN ADDITIONAL $10 BILLION GOING TO REACH PEOPLE MOST AT RISK OF COVI AFTER MEETING HIS PREVIOUS GOAL OF 100 MILLION VACCINES IN 100 DAYS LAST WEEK ON BIDEN’S 58TH DAY IN OFFICE, THE ADMINISTRATION’S NEW GOAL IS 200 MILLION SHOTS BY 100 DAYS IN OFFICE. PRES. BIDEN: I KNOW IT’S AMBITIOUS. TWICE OUR ORIGINAL GOAL. BUT NO OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD HAS EVEN COME CLOSE, NOT EVEN CLOSE TO WHAT WE ARE DOING. I BELIEVE WE CAN DO IT ASHLEY: THE RAPID PACE HAS BEEN HELPED BY THE ARRIVAL OF A THIRD VACCINE, THE ONE-SHOT VACCINE FROM JOHNSON & JOHNSON, WHICH DRASTICALLY UPPED THE COUNTRY’S SUPPLY IN MARCH, AND BY STATES MOVING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINATION. ASHLEY KIRKLEN, WLWT NEWS 5. MIKE: A DEVELOPING STORY OUT OF CLERMONT COUNTY. A FORMER JUNIOR HIGH GOLF COACH IS CHARGED WITH RAPE, INVOLVING A CHILD YOUNGER THAN 13. A CLERMONT COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTED NICHOLAS BRYANT ON EIGHT CHARGES. THE ALLEGED CONTACT HAPPEN BETWEEN MAY 2017 AND THIS PAST NOVEMBER. THE MILFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS BRYANT IS NO LONGER EMPLOYED WITH THEM. BUT HE SERVED AS A JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS GOLF COACH IN 2019 AND 2020. THEY SAY THE ALLEGED INCIDENTS DID NOT HAPPEN ON SCHOOL GROUNDS OR DURING HIS COACHING HOURS. AND THAT BRYANT PASSED STATE AND FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECK SHEREE: THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING TEN PEOPLE, INCLUDING A POLICE OFFICER, IN A COLORADO GROCERY STORE, WENT BEFORE A JUDGE TODAY MIKE: STEVEN ALBRITTON HAS THE DETAILS ON THE CHARGES HE’S FACING. STEVEN? STEVEN: FOUR DAYS AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY USED A MILITARY STYLE RIFLE TO GUN DOWN 10 PEOPLE, AHMAD AL ALIWI ALISSA MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT. THE 21-YEAR-OLD WAS HANDCUFFED AND BROUGHT IN USING A WHEELCHAIR, POLICE SAY HE WAS SHOT IN THE LEG DURING MONDAYS SHOOTING. THE JUDGE RULED TODAY ALIWI ALISSA WILL CONTINUE TO BE HELD WITHOUT BOND WHILE HE AWAITS HIS NEXT HEARING IN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE MONTHS. HIS ATTORNEY’S SAY HE WILL BE GOING FOR A MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION. ALL OF THIS AS MEMORIALS CONTINUE TO GROW FOR THE 10 PEOPLE WHO DIED JUST DAYS AGO AND THE HEALING PROCESS BEGINS. >> WE’RE BEGINNING THAT PROCES THE MILESTONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY IS WHEN THAT GROCERY STORE OPENS BACK UP TO THE PUBLIC. THE START OF THE RETURN TO A CALMER, CIVIC LIFE HERE. STEVEN: ALISSA IS CHARGED WITH TEN COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER, AND WHEN HE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE COURTROOM, THE HANDCUFFS USED TO RESTRAIN HIM COMING INTO COURT WAS THE SAME PAIR THAT OFFICER ERIC TALLY USED WHILE ON THE JOB. HE WAS KILLED RESPONDING TO THE SHOOTING MONDAY. MIKE: A DEER SHIELD TOWNSHIP WOMAN FACING FINAL ARGUMENTS IN A MURDER TRIAL. AND LEAVING THE STATE OF ALABAMA IN A HEAP OF TROUBLE. TORNADOES CONTINUE TO THREATEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. KEVIN: WE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE RADAR CLOSE TO HOME AS WELL. THINGS ARE QUIET NOW, BUT IT COULD GET MORE TURBULENT THIS EVENING. I WILL SPELL OUT WHAT THE THREATS ARE THAT WE ARE FACING AND WHEN THEY WILL BE THE GREATEST.

Help ahead for 65-plus age group squeezed by vaccine eligibility expansion


As Ohio prepares to open eligibility to the widest point yet, many in the most vulnerable age groups are yet to secure an appointment, but there is help.“Our local hospitals have reserved up to 20% of the appointments for 65-plus,” said Health Collaborative spokeswoman Christa Hyson.Many in the 65-plus age group also have the most difficulty navigating the online systems. Add to that, Ohio expands vaccine eligibility Monday to anyone over age 16.“The more people eligible, the more competition we are having for vaccine,” Hyson said.Hyson said people in the older age groups are still being given priority.“You may log on to a hospital system and see nothing available. We’re making sure that a certain percentage is reserved for those high-risk populations,” Hyson said.In Hamilton County, people can dial 211 for help.The 211 number was set up to help deliver social services decades ago. In addition to that, people over 65 who have limited internet access can call for help in getting a vaccine.“We’re really here to help those who are 65 and older who are struggling to navigate the on-line scheduling systems,” said United Way care coordinator Deirdre Beluan.The center is getting between 300 and 1,000 calls a day.

As Ohio prepares to open eligibility to the widest point yet, many in the most vulnerable age groups are yet to secure an appointment, but there is help.

“Our local hospitals have reserved up to 20% of the appointments for 65-plus,” said Health Collaborative spokeswoman Christa Hyson.

Many in the 65-plus age group also have the most difficulty navigating the online systems. Add to that, Ohio expands vaccine eligibility Monday to anyone over age 16.

“The more people eligible, the more competition we are having for vaccine,” Hyson said.

Hyson said people in the older age groups are still being given priority.

“You may log on to a hospital system and see nothing available. We’re making sure that a certain percentage is reserved for those high-risk populations,” Hyson said.

In Hamilton County, people can dial 211 for help.

The 211 number was set up to help deliver social services decades ago. In addition to that, people over 65 who have limited internet access can call for help in getting a vaccine.

“We’re really here to help those who are 65 and older who are struggling to navigate the on-line scheduling systems,” said United Way care coordinator Deirdre Beluan.

The center is getting between 300 and 1,000 calls a day.


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