at DeWine’s presser:

Wyllie says Cleveland Clinic has more than 1,000 in hospital with COVID. 210 in ICU. He says more than 2,700 workers there are out with COVID right now.

— Jo Ingles (@joingles) December 29, 2021

Dr. Richard Lofgren at University of Cincinnati Health says 1 in 3 or 1 in 4 patients in SW Ohio hospitals have COVID. He says it is putting significant stress on the staff down there. He welcomes help from the National Guard. Strongly urges vaccination and boosters.

— Jo Ingles (@joingles) December 29, 2021

Jennifer Hollis, an RN at Riverside Hospital, says there is a constant beeping of alarms (IV pumps and such) because they are so maxed with patients. She says the nursing staff is struggling to keep up with all of it.

— Jo Ingles (@joingles) December 29, 2021

Hollis breaks down as she explains the situation. “We take it home every day,” she says. She says she’s constantly praying families get there in time to say goodbye to patients who are dying. She says she never knows which patients will be there from one day to the next.

— Jo Ingles (@joingles) December 29, 2021

jeebus:

Q - Ohio State Hospital Assn and Children’s Hospital Assn sent letters urging masks at school. Will DeWine require masks in schools? He says that’s a good idea. He recommends schools require masks- at least temporarily.

— Jo Ingles (@joingles) December 29, 2021