As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling families with dread. They fear the return of a pandemic scourge: outbreaks that sideline large numbers of teachers, close school buildings and force students back into ...

The number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Ohioans increased by 54.6 percent in the past three weeks. This was the fourth straight week of increases, hitting levels not seen since February. Also, the total number of people in Ohio hospitals with COVID-19 has exceeded 1,000 daily since July 14 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than a year, President Joe Biden's ability to avoid the coronavirus seemed to defy the odds. When he finally did test positive, the White House was ready. It set out to turn the diagnosis into a "teachable moment" and dispel any notion of a crisis. "The president ...

The level of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Ohioans is at its highest level in more than five months, while those hospitalized with the virus exceeded 1,000 for the first time since March. Cases increased by 20.4 percent compared to last week and are up by 38.5 percent in the past three ...

COVID-19 cases in Ohio are on the rise again. Cases per 100,000 Ohioans in the state increased by 9.6 percent this week. It was the second week in a row of increases after four straight weeks of modest decreases. Before that, there were eight weeks of increases and prior to that, 10 ...

After four straight weeks of modest decreases in the number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Ohioans, it increased by 5 percent this week. Cases in Mahoning and Columbiana counties increased this week while cases in Trumbull went down. There were 253.2 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents for ...