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Ohio — again for third day in row — sets new record for daily COVID-19 cases

More than 1 in every 100 Ohioans has been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past two weeks. The number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Ohioans broke its record high by a lot, hitting 1,009.6, and it looks like the trend will continue as people get together for Christmas. Also, the state greatly exceeded its daily record high, which was set Tuesday and then Wednesday, with 15,989 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday. The increase from Wednesday to Thursday was 24.3 percent. These numbers are likely an undercount as they don’t include those who tested positive for COVID-19 with ...

Fri. 9:47 a.m.: US to lift travel ban on 8 southern African countries

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year's Eve, the White House announced today. The restrictions, imposed last month, were meant to blunt the spread of the COVID omicron variant. The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi. White House spokesman Kevin Munoz said on Twitter that the decision was recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Munoz said the temporary travel bans bought ...

Fri. 9:20 a.m.: Lufthansa, United, Delta cancel flights over Christmas

Lufthansa, United, Delta cancel flights over Christmas FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — At least three major airlines said they have canceled dozens of flights because illnesses largely tied to the omicron variant of COVID-19 have taken a toll on flight crew numbers during the busy holiday travel ...

Ohio hits record for most daily cases: 12,864

The day after breaking the record for the most COVID-19 cases reported in a single day, Ohio did it again. The state had 12,864 new cases reported Wednesday, the day after 12,502 cases were reported, according to the Ohio Department of Health. “With these numbers, we have a troubling picture — one that should be a wake-up call for all of Ohio,” Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, ODH director, said Wednesday. Before the past two days, the single-day record in Ohio was 11,885 cases on Nov. 23, 2020. The case and hospitalization numbers are particularly bad in the northern part of the ...

Search for a COVID-19 test means sold-out signs, long lines

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden promised to distribute hundreds of millions of free COVID-19 tests and to open more testing sites to fight surging infections, but the stepped-up efforts will not come in time for people who want to find out if they are infected before the ...

Thu. 10:02 a.m.: US adds Merck pill as 2nd easy-to-use drug against COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators this morning authorized the second pill against COVID-19, providing another easy-to-use medication to battle the rising tide of omicron infections. The Food and Drug Administration authorization of Merck's molnupiravir comes one day after the agency ...