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Wednesday, December 9 2020
These 4 Metro Parks Have Twinkling Holiday Light Displays 😍
Sponsored by Columbus Children's Theatre: ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring… well except in one house. This movie musical, written by Kelsey Hopkins and based on the poem by Clement C. Moore, will be available for streaming from December 10 - 31, 2020! Click here to view the trailer and for tickets! 🦌🎄
Happy Wednesday! Chelsea here.
I hope no one is sick of hearing about outdoor holiday things yet, because we've got a lot of fun stuff going on around the city this year. If you've been meaning to get out and get some more steps in, you should do head out to one of these Metro Parks. They've got cheerful holiday lights throughout the parks. Is there anything more magical? 😍
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One thing that's stayed fairly steady this year is development news. It's sort of wild to think about exactly how different Columbus will look in the next 20 years!
After the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation declined to accept the investigation into the death of Casey Goodson Jr, the FBI has opened an investigation into the killing.
Headlines 📰
For the first time since 1917
, Ohio State will not
. Here's what that might mean for the
, as rumors swirl about a potential replacement game and the possibility of the Big Ten relaxing championship game requirements. (The Lantern)
I know all about walking tacos
, but walking pasta is new to me - here are two locally upmarket versions going head to head:
. (Columbus Monthly)
It's more important than ever
to get a flu shot this year, and if you haven't gotten around to it Columbus is providing free shots
. More info here. (Columbus.gov)
Weather:
46 and cloudy, but clearing as the day goes on
Coronavirus Updates 💊
The backlog has been cleared
, so yesterday's numbers are strange. 11,728 new cases (a new record), but 25,721 new cases total were reported from clearing old data. This should not be an issue going forward - you can click here for a
Here's ODH's explainer on backlog. They've been dealing with this for a few weeks and warned us yesterday today's data would be screwy.
So understand that today is the most daily confirmed cases by about 700, still serious and alarming.
But not as apocalyptic as it looks
— Jake Zuckerman (@jake_zuckerman)
7:13 PM • Dec 8, 2020
. There were also 657 hospitalizations and 81 newly reported deaths. Here are the trend graphs for:
Back to our regularly scheduled programing:
-30,226 hospitalized (657 new).
That's a record by a longshot.
Still a massive demand (5,181 currently hospitalized) for COVID-19 care, nearly at its highest
— Jake Zuckerman (@jake_zuckerman)
7:19 PM • Dec 8, 2020
,
-7,103 dead (81 new reported, varying dates of death)
-Deaths are still being reported in record levels (left)
-But even looking by date of death (right, more accurate but takes a few weeks to get a clear picture) you can see deaths reaching peak levels of April/May
— Jake Zuckerman (@jake_zuckerman)
7:25 PM • Dec 8, 2020
, and
.
Small museums have taken a huge beating
this year. Here is an in-depth look at how Thurber and Kelton houses, and other small museums,
. (Dispatch)
This is one of the best things
I've read about the new vaccines so far - The Covid-19 vaccines are a marvel of science.
(Stat News)
Today's Photo 🤳
And now we wait for news on what comes next for Ohio State football. A playoff appearance would be a nice capper on a rough year, so fingers crossed. 🤞🏈
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- Chelsea