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Protecting Your Loved Ones during Thanksgiving Break
Ohio State University College of Public Health Dean Amy Fairchild sent the following message to students today.
Dear Buckeyes:
As we wrap up our final days on campus and look toward the holidays, I’d like to remind you of the critical role you play in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Most importantly, we know that household transmission is the primary way that this virus is infecting people. One night at a bar or party means that you can bring the virus home, where it can spread rapidly. You have the power to reduce infections, including among your loved ones who may risk severe illness, hospitalization and death. I cannot emphasize enough that what may be a symptom-free inconvenience for one person can be devastating to another — and I say that underscoring that the pandemic’s severity is increasing throughout our nation and our state by the day.
By now you know what is required to do your part — proper masking when you’re in the same room as others, physical distancing, hand hygiene and staying far from large gatherings and within a small, consistent bubble of close friends and roommates. Parties simply aren’t worth it, particularly when cases are increasing in our community and on and around our campus.
I strongly recommend that, if you are able, you head home for the holidays as soon as you can if you receive a negative test result from routine testing this week. If you are not planning to leave this week, I urge you to test twice before heading home for break. The first test, part of our routine weekly screening, should be today, tomorrow or Wednesday. From that point forward, before you depart for home, please be especially careful by limiting unnecessary contact with others, maintaining physical distancing and wearing a mask any time you cannot avoid being with other people. If you plan to leave next week, the second test should be on Monday or Tuesday. Regardless of your planned departure date, out of concern for the safety of your family and friends, you must wait for your final “exit test” results before you head home. Testing hours and instructions are available on the Safe and Healthy Buckeyes website. If you are positive you should work closely with Ohio State’s Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Team to make your plan for isolating to stop spread of the virus.
If your results are negative, remember infection can take several days to be detected, which is why we test routinely. Continuing to follow precautions when you go home is your best bet for limiting illness in your families. Among those precautions: Wear masks on the car ride home, or however you’re getting home. Crack the windows. Limit the family coming to pick you up to one person.
During break, please resist the temptation to let the expectations we’ve set at Ohio State fall by the wayside. I understand that what feels “normal” is to visit with all of the friends and family you’ve missed, but we are in a time when those visits — especially if they include many people who aren’t masked and distant — can have serious repercussions, sending ripples through multiple families and social circles. Think about ways to bundle up against the Ohio fall and winter, keep the group small and spend some time outside.
If you know you were in riskier situations on campus, and especially if you have higher-risk loved ones at home, consider a 14-day self-quarantine in a room by yourself if that is possible. Wait 14 days to visit extended family who are vulnerable to the virus, including grandparents.
Thank you for all you’ve done this semester to keep us Together As Buckeyes and for your continued commitment to keeping your family, friends and our entire community safe and healthy.
Sincerely,
Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH
Dean of the College of Public Health
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LPD is migrating back to remote working and restricted responses to non-emergency calls
Loveland, Ohio – City Manager Dave Kennedy has reported, “With the rising COVID-19 cases around the tri-state, LPD is migrating back to remote working and restricted responses to non-emergency calls.”
All of Loveland is currently in RED – Level 3 the Ohio Public Health Advisory System which is defined as “very high exposure and spread”.
Chief of Police Sean Rahe explained the procedure to Loveland Magazine:
On July 17th the Loveland Police Department developed a tiered response plan to coincide with the directions provided by the Ohio Department of Health. These new directions were commonly referred to as the county color chart.
Several LPD procedures, including response to calls, follow this chart. When two of our 3 counties (Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren) are red LPD is at Tier 2 – Red. Tier 2 includes the following procedures:
Officers will always continue to respond to priority 1 calls for service and crimes in progress. However, information requests, reports, and non-criminal service calls are handled remotely, if possible. Officers will not respond to medical calls unless requested by emergency medical responders. And non-essential proactive activity is discouraged.
STATEWIDE HIGH INCIDENCE
New health data compiled by the Ohio Department of Health and reported yesterday found that all 88 counties in Ohio remain at “high incidence” as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
According to Thursday’s updated Ohio Public Health Advisory System map, 68 counties are currently rated as having a very high risk of exposure and spread (Red Level 3), up from 56 counties last week. This represents the highest number of Red Level 3 counties since the launch of the advisory system in July.
Both Franklin and Tuscarawas counties met six of seven advisory-system indicators and are approaching Purple Level 4.
Ohio also had another record-breaking day for new cases reported in a 24-hour period, with 7,101 cases reported between Wednesday and Thursday.
A total of 268 new hospitalizations were reported, as well as 35 more deaths.
To date there have been 5,700 deaths attributed to COVID 19 in Ohio.
Clermont County is currently experiencing 52.6 daily new cases per 100K population.
Hamilton County is currently experiencing 47.1 daily new cases per 100K population.
Warren County is currently experiencing 47.2 daily new cases per 100K population.
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Recent COVID 19 case count in Loveland schools
There have been 281 COVID 19 cases in the 45140 ZIP Code in the previous 2-weeks
(This story was corrected at 8 PM to reflect more accurate data about 45140)
According to today’s updated Ohio Public Health Advisory System map, 68 counties are currently rated as having a very high risk of exposure and spread (Red Level 3), up from 56 counties last week. This represents the highest number of Red Level 3 counties since the launch of the advisory system in July. Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren counties remain at Red Level 3.
Ohio also had another record-breaking day for new cases reported in a 24-hour period, with 7,101 cases reported between yesterday and today. A total of 268 new hospitalizations were reported, as well as 35 more deaths.
Loveland, Ohio – Here are the positive cases of COVID 19 that have been reported in the Loveland Schools this week. The District does not report on the number of quarantine during the week, instead choosing to withhold that data until Friday afternoons.
• On 11/12/20, the district was notified that a student at Loveland Middle School tested positive for COVID-19. This student was last at school on 11/9/20.
• On 11/12/20, the district was notified that a student at Loveland High School tested positive for COVID-19. This student was last at school on 11/6/20.
• On 11/12/20, the district was notified that a staff member at Loveland High School tested positive for COVID-19. This staff member was last at school on 11/6/20.
• On 11/08/20, the district was notified that a staff member in the Transportation Department tested positive for COVID-19. This staff member was last at work on 11/03/20.
• On 11/05/20, the district was notified that a student at Loveland Middle School tested positive for COVID-19. This student was last at school on 11/03/20.
• On 11/5/20, the district was notified that a student at Loveland High School tested positive for COVID-19. This student was last at school on 11/3/20. No members of the school community were determined to be close contacts with this confirmed case.
Below is the last COVID 19 Dashboard the District released
You can Right-Click on the image to open in a new tab to see a larger view Loveland High School students, grades 9-12, will remain in hybrid learning through the rest of the semester. The current expectation according to the District is that high school students would return to five-day in-person learning beginning on January 19, at the start of the second semester.
Students in PreK-8 will remain in five-day in-person learning, and there will be no changes for students in the Remote Learning Academy.
A Note from the District:
“The district is offering both in-person and online learning options for the second semester. If families choose the in-person option, they are selecting this with the understanding that the second semester will begin with five-day in-person learning. Loveland families must select the learning option for their students and each building will communicate with families directly. Please be on the lookout for that communication.”
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LMHS moved to remote learning 11/11-11/13
Morrow, Ohio – Little Miami High School has moving to remote instruction through Friday, 11/13/2020. All other buildings will report to in-person school as normal.
All High School and Junior High extracurricular and athletic activities are cancelled through the weekend. The District said that a decision about when to return to in-person learning will be made after “careful consideration later this week.”
Miami School District COVID 19 Dashboard on November 12th at 7 AM -
Thanksgiving planning: COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool
You can search for the county you live in
This map shows the risk level of attending an event, given the event size and location.
The risk level is the estimated chance (0-100%) that at least 1 COVID-19 positive individual will be present at an event in a county, given the size of the event.
Based on seroprevalence data, we assume there are ten times more cases than are being reported (10:1 ascertainment bias). In places with more testing availability, that rate may be lower.
Choose an event size and ascertainment bias.
https://covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu The COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool is a collaborative project led by Prof. Joshua Weitz and Prof. Clio Andris at the Georgia Institute of Technology, along with researchers at the Applied Bioinformatics Laboratory and Stanford University, and powered by RStudio.
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“Pandemic Preparedness and Planning” report for Loveland Middle School
Loveland, Ohio – Here are the “Pandemic Preparedness and Planning” reports for the Loveland Middle School that were obtained through a public records request to the District.
Loveland Magazine asked the Superintendent to provide Loveland Magazine with the report “Pandemic Preparedness and Planning” that LJB Inc. prepared for the District. LJB was awarded a contract in July for $66,250 for “Pandemic Preparedness and Planning” services. The report was prepared under the previous CDC definition of “close contact”.
Also read: “Pandemic Preparedness and Planning” reports for Loveland Intermediate School
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COVID-19 up-date for Loveland’s 3 counties
Loveland, Ohio – Although Hamilton County is no longer listed on Ohio’s watch list to turn PURPLE, there are still serious concerns about spread of the coronavirus new health data compiled by the Ohio Department of Health reveals.
Clermont County is now a RED County.
Hamilton County remains RED.
Warren County remains RED.
Level 3 (RED) on the Risk Level Indicator means there has been a public emergency declared and there is very high level of spread and exposure in the county.
The Ohio Department of Health guidance in a RED county is to:
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Conduct a daily health/symptom self-evaluation and stay at home if symptomatic.
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Maintain social distancing of at least 6 feet from non-household members.
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Wear face coverings in public, especially when social distancing is difficult to maintain.
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Increase caution when interacting with others not practicing social distancing or wearing face covers.
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Avoid traveling to high-risk areas.
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Follow good hygiene standards, including:
Wash hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
Use hand sanitizer frequently.
Avoid touching your face.
Cover coughs or sneezes (e.g., into a tissue, or elbow).
Symptom self-evaluation monitoring.
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Avoid contact with anyone who is considered high-risk.
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High-risk individuals should take extra care to follow precautions.
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Decrease in-person interactions outside household.
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Seek medical care as needed, but limit or avoid unnecessary visits to hospitals, nursing homes, and residential care facilities to see others as much as possible.
- Decrease in-person interactions with others
- Consider necessary travel only
- Limit attending gatherings of any number
Forty-three Ohio counties currently have a very high risk of exposure and spread (Red Level 3), up from 38 counties last week. This represents the highest number of Red Level 3 counties since the launch of the advisory system in July. As of today, 78 percent of Ohioans are living in a Red Level 3 county. Less than 1 percent of Ohioans live in a Yellow Level 1 county.
“The virus is raging throughout the state, and there is no place to hide,” said Governor DeWine today. “We must face this virus head-on with the tools that we know can beat this virus back: masks, social distancing, washing hands frequently, and good ventilation when inside.”
DeWine announced today that Ohio has now hit a record number of cases reported in a single 24-hour period. Between yesterday and today, health officials have reported a total of 3,590 new positive coronavirus cases in Ohio which is more than 700 cases more than the previous high number of cases reported last Saturday. A total of 194 new hospitalizations were also reported in the past 24 hours, the third-highest number of hospitalizations reported in a single day so far.
Meanwhile, the Loveland School District reported today that they were notified that two more Loveland High School students have tested positive for COVID-19. One student was last at school on Thursday, 10/22/20, and the other on Monday, 10/26/20. (Also read: COVID-19 Positive Cases in Loveland Schools)
Loveland PK-8 grades are in the “Full Capacity” mode of attendance for students not enrolled in the remote academy. Loveland High School remains in a blended mode of attendance for students not enrolled in the remote academy.
COVID-19 Case Rates Per County as of Oct. 28, 2020
County
Color
Cases Per 100 K
Case Count
Population
ClermontRED (H)
219.9
454
206,428
HamiltonRED (H)
261.4
2,137
817,473
WarrenRED (H)
303.5
712
234,602
“H” indicates there is “High Incidence”
The 14-day period used for this table covers data from Oct. 14 to Oct. 27. The data were pulled on Oct. 28 and exclude incarcerated individuals.
Source: Ohio Disease Reporting System (ODRS). Population from 2019, U.S. Census Bureau.–
There are currently 96 Clermont County cases in the 45140, 45147, and 45150 Zip Code areas. Forty have died in Clermont County and there are 340 current active cases.
Hamilton County is reporting that there have been 320 cases in the 45140 Zip Code. There are currently 177 cases in the county and 235 deaths recorded. The 7-day average for new cases is 177.
In Warren county there are currently 295 hospitalizations and 642 new cases in the last 14 days. Sixty-six have died and 3 have died in the last 14 days. There is an average of 72 new cases per day in the county. No zip code level data is available for Warren County.
(While the city of Loveland lies partially in Clermont County, the city’s public health services are contracted with Hamilton County Public Health. So, if a resident lives in the city of Loveland and tests positive for COVID-19, that case would be counted in Hamilton County Public Health’s statistics, not Clermont County’s.)
Per CDC
Among adults the risk for severe illness from COVID-19 increases with age, with older adults at highest risk. People of any age with the following conditions are at increased risk of severe illness: chronic kidney disease; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; weakened immune system from solid organ transplant; obesity (body mass index of 30 or higher); serious heart conditions such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies; Sickle cell disease; and Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Children who are medically complex, who have neurologic, genetic, metabolic conditions, or who have congenital heart disease are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 than other children.
People who need to take extra precautions include racial and ethnic minority groups; people experiencing homelessness; women who are pregnant or breastfeeding; people with disabilities; and people with developmental and behavioral disorders.
More information is available at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/index.html.
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For 3rd time Zicka is back requesting condo approval
Loveland, Ohio – Joe Farruggia with Zicka Homes has been trying to rezone property off North Second Street (St. Rt. 48) south of the Sentry Hill subdivision with the potential use to build a 28-unit condominium development called the Blossom Hill Project since the first week in June. He has submitted three variations of the proposal, the latest on October 20. The current proposal is to limit the project to 25 or fewer individual units.
The site is approximately 5.5 acres on St. Rt. 48 adjacent to the Sentry Hill subdivision and on the opposite side of the street of the Loveland Health Care facility.
Previously, on June 24th and July 21, the Planning and Zoning Commission held public hearings for the zoning map amendment and recommended approval of the amendment. However, each time, Farruggia chose not to move forward with the processes which would be to have a public hearing before the City Council.
The latest iteration was also approved by the Planning Commission last week and sent to City Council for their consideration. The recommendation from Assistant City Manager Tom Smith is for Council to schedule a public hearing for the re-zoning on November 24.
The developer is asking for changes to the Loveland Zoning Map from the current zoning of Medium Density Residential to Residential Multi-Family.
The recommendation of the Commission according to Smith included the following conditions:
- The proposed housing development for the property as submitted o Planning and Zoning Commission must be actively under construction within eighteen (18) months from the date of approval by City Council in order to maintain the zoning;
- The approval shall be withdrawn, and the zoning shall revert to Residential Medium Density (R-MD) should the eighteen (18) month condition lapse.
- Approval shall be exclusive to this applicant. No transferees or assignees of the applicant are subject to this approval.
Smith also said the developer agreed to requests made by Sentry Hill resident, Dave Stanton. These items were also part of the Planning and Zoning Commission’s motion for recommendation:
- Construct a four to five-inch earth berm, fully landscaped with trees and grass, to be constructed along the property line of the two homes in the Sentry Hill subdivision and maintained by the new subdivision’s HOA.
- Street lighting and exterior lighting on the townhomes be designed to prevent light pollution into the Sentry Hill Subdivision.
- Townhomes to be constructed, at 40 feet, shall not exceed the height of the referenced home of 214 Sentry Hill Drive.
- Limit the number of townhomes to be built at 25 or less.
- No dumpsters or centralized garage collection. Individual residential trash and recycling pickup to be consistent with all the residential surrounding areas.
- No stand-alone garages or sheds.
- Exterior architecture and materials (brick, stone, and Hardie Plank) shall be consistent with the look and feel of neighboring communities.
Even though there are COVID 19 restrictions for the number of audience members in the hearing chamber, five residents appeared to express their displeasure with the re-zoning. No residents spoke in favor of the rezoning or the condos.
These signs were erected in July by citizens opposed to multi-family zoning adjacent to their homes on St. Route 48 in North Loveland. Residents have pointed out that the proposal must follow the guidance of the City Master Plan specifically for North State Route 48. They say the project must maintain similar development densities, preserve open space, a rural atmosphere, and assure that there is adequate infrastructure to support the development as mandated in the current plan. They cite the current gridlock of Historic Downtown that must be addressed before the development moves forward.
City Manager Dave Kennedy has argued that the current Comprehensive Strategic Plan (2002) is old and not in line with the current needs of the City. The City is currently rewriting a new master plan for the City. Residents say re-writing the plan is well and good, but until there is a new plan the City and Zicka are governed by the one that exists.
Residents of South 48 also protest that adding so many residential units will add to their already current traffic nightmares of trying drive into and out of Historic Downtown.
During the hearing, Tom Scovanner told the Commission they should be skeptical of the studies Zicka presented to them. One presenter represented that they had prepared their study for the Commission, and Scovanner said, “No, they represent Zicka.” He posed the question to the Commission of whether they would have ever seen the study if it did not turn out favorably to the developer.
Scovanner, a litigator for Clermont County also said in no uncertain terms that the P&Z cannot do anything the Loveland law doesn’t allow them to do. Holding up the code, he said, “You’re bound by these codes. This doesn’t comport with the Comprehensive Master Plan.”
Tom Scovanner spoke to Planning Commission against the re-zoning for condos on Rt. 48.
Dave Stanton spoke to Planning Commission against the re-zoning for condos on Rt. 48.
Sue Ann Walker spoke to Planning Commission against the re-zoning for condos on Rt. 48.
Allen Brooks spoke to Planning Commission against the re-zoning for condos on Rt. 48.
Courtney Hauck spoke to Planning Commission against the re-zoning for 28 condos on Rt. 48.
You can view the application and proposal that is now before City Council in this document and going to page 14 b. 2020-10-27 City Council – Full Agenda-1355
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As Loveland High to remain in hybrid learning District fails to provide full data
David Miller is the Editor and Publisher of Loveland Magazine by David Miller
Loveland, Ohio– Yesterday, the Loveland School District described their newsletter that was issued at 4:34 PM as an “Urgent LHS Schedule Update”. In the release, they announced that Loveland High School will remain on the current hybrid learning model through Friday, November 6.
The students were scheduled to go to 5-day in-person learning (for all students that have chosen to attend in-person classes) this Monday, October 26.
Students in PK-8 will remain in their current “full in-person” learning model which began Monday, October 12.
An important note is that some students at all grade levels have not been attending any in-person classes and have enrolled in the District’s Remote Learning Academy, so none of the school buildings are at, or will be at, “full in-person” or 100% student capacity.
The in-person, high school students have been in a “blended” model of attendance since the start of the school year which means individual students have been alternating between in-person and remote learning activities at home.
The District has been regularly reporting in the afternoon when student or staff positive COVID 19 cases have been reported to the schools, but have refused to release data during the week about how many students or staff are under quarantine. In response to questions to Superintendent, Dr. Amy Crouse, she only says that the quarantine numbers will be released when they publish a new “dashboard” on Fridays. She was asked for the quarantine numbers on Tuesday and Wednesday this week when new positive cases were reported. When she refused, she was then asked, “What is the reason you will not answer the question or release this information to Loveland Magazine?” Her answer was, “I will forward the question about quarantines and our procedures for sharing those on a single day to our health team. They do all the contact tracing, communications, and protocols.”
Loveland Magazine is waiting on the answer.
In yesterday’s “Urgent LHS Schedule Update” the District said, “Due to a recent rise in LHS student cases and subsequent quarantines because of events outside of school, next week will operate like this week. As the district has continued to receive more information, we are concerned that more student cases may arise.”
The District says that their change of plans for the high school is based in part on “quarantines” and we believe students, parents, teachers, staff, and the community have a right to know how exactly how many students are not attending classes today because they are under quarantine.
The District has repeatedly emphasized how important it is for children to have an in-person educational learning opportunity. We believe that the quarantine numbers are important for the public to have when evaluating how effective the in-person model actually is.
Loveland Magazine has also asked for the report “Pandemic Preparedness and Planning” that LJB Inc. prepared for the District.
LBJ was awarded a contract in July for $66,250 for “Pandemic Preparedness and Planning” services. We have not received that report after repeated attempts. All we are being told is that the report is in the business manager’s office and he is out of his office and we should receive the report when he returns. Loveland Magazine sent the public records request directly to the Superintendent because we believe she certainly has a digital file of the report on her server and sending it to us should take but a click of her mouse.
The report belongs to the public. District taxpayers funded the report and they have a right to see what the experts recommended when they studied how many students and teachers should be in classrooms under the hybrid and full capacity models.
The Superintendent is making unilateral decisions based in part on quarantine data and should release the data and the “Pandemic Preparedness and Planning” report immediately.
From the District COVID-19 Update Newsletters
- In the evening on 10/21/20, the district was notified that a student at Loveland High School tested positive for COVID-19.
- On 10/22/20, the district was notified that a student at Loveland High School tested positive for COVID-19.
- On 10/22/20, the district was notified that a student at Loveland Middle School tested positive for COVID-19.
- In the evening on 10/19/20, the district was notified that a student at Loveland High School tested positive for COVID-19.
- On 10/20/20, the district was also notified that two additional students at Loveland High School tested positive for COVID-19.
- On 10/19/20, the district was notified that a student at Loveland High School tested positive for COVID-19.
- On 10/13/20, the district was notified that a student at Loveland High School tested positive for COVID-19.
- The district was notified that a student at Loveland Primary School tested positive for COVID-19.
- On Thursday, 10/8/20, the district was notified that a student at Loveland High School tested positive for COVID-19.
- On Tuesday evening, 10/6/20, the district was notified that two students at Loveland High School tested positive for COVID-19.
- On Sunday, 10/4/20, the district was notified that a non-teaching staff member at Loveland Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19.
- On Monday, 10/5/20, the district was notified that a student at Loveland High School has also tested positive for COVID-19.
- On Saturday, September 19, 2020, the district was notified that a student member of Loveland Middle School tested positive for COVID-19.
- (September 14) This weekend, the district was notified that one of our bus drivers has tested positive for COVID-19.
