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WCBE OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED NOVEMBER 24th - 28th FOR COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS' WELLNESS WEEK AND THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Three Residents Of Local Care Facility Die Of COVID-19

WCBE files

Three residents of the Pataskala Oaks Care Center have died after an outbreak of COVID-19. 

Forty six of the 63 residents tested positive, as have 33 of the 86 staffers. Four staffers and 14 residents have been "cleared" of the virus as of Wednesday. The facility is following the COVID-19 recommendations from the Licking County Health Department.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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