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• The birth of a doula movement

  By Cheryl DurgansJanuary 12, 2022

  

  There are those among us who have a direct, intimate, perhaps even sublime understanding of the process of bringing forth life, assisting mothers as they give birth. This is the role of a doula.

• COVID-19 numbers surge

  By Carol SimmonsJanuary 10, 2022

  

  The daily number of new COVID-19 cases seems to be exploding exponentially, with the Ohio Department of Health, or ODH, reporting historically high figures for the pandemic across the state over the past week.

• COVID-19 Update — December 23, 2021

  By YS News StaffDecember 23, 2021

  

  Deaths in Ohio since the start of the pandemic surpassed 28,000 on Friday, Dec. 16. Deaths in the U.S. have exceeded 800,000, according to Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, the director of the Ohio Department of Health.

• COVID-19 Update — December 16, 2021

  By YS News StaffDecember 22, 2021

  

  The Ohio Department of Health, or ODH, reported Saturday, Dec. 11, that the first two cases of the Omicron variant had been confirmed in Ohio.

• COVID-19 Update — November 18, 2021

  By YS News StaffDecember 11, 2021

  

  After more than a month charting a gradual decline in new COVID-19 case numbers, Ohio saw a slight rise last week, according to the most recent data from the Ohio Department of Health, or ODH.

• COVID-19 Update — December 9, 2021

  By YS News StaffDecember 9, 2021

  

  Greene County’s total of new cases reported for the week of Sunday, Nov. 28, through Saturday, Dec. 4, rose significantly, however, from the week before, with a total of 531 new cases, compared to the previous week’s total of 308.

• COVID-19 Update — November 11, 2021

  By YS News StaffNovember 11, 2021

  

  As anticipated, the Centers for Disease Control, or CDC, last week recommended the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 pediatric vaccine for children ages 5–11.

• COVID closes YS Community Children’s Center again

  By Reilly DixonNovember 10, 2021

  

  The Yellow Springs Community Children’s Center announced Monday, Nov. 8, that it was closing its doors temporarily for the second time in three months due to COVID-19.

• COVID-19 Update — November 4, 2021

  By YS News StaffNovember 4, 2021

  

  The Ohio Department of Health, or ODH, reported Monday, Nov. 1, that the Centers for Disease Control was expected this week to recommend the Pfizer COVID-19 pediatric vaccine for children 5–11 years old.

• COVID-19 Update — October 28, 2021

  By YS News Staff

  

  Ohio reached a milestone in cumulative COVID-19 case numbers last week, topping the 1.5 million mark on Tuesday, Oct. 19, with 1,503,102 positive tests reported since the state’s first cases were logged in early March 2020.