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Thur. 9:06 a.m.: Moscow tightens restrictions as infections, deaths soar

MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Moscow today announced plans to shut restaurants, cinemas and non-food stores and introduce other restrictions later this month, as Russia registered the highest daily numbers of new coronavirus infections and deaths since the start of the pandemic. The government coronavirus task force reported 36,339 new confirmed infections and 1,036 deaths in the past 24 hours. That brought Russia's death toll to 227,389, by far the highest in Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday responded to rising contagion and deaths by ordering Russians to stay ...

Thur. 8:28 a.m.: U.S. marks 200M COVID-19 shots shared with world

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. today donated its 200 millionth COVID-19 shot to help vaccinate the rest of the world, the White House announced. The Biden administration aims to lead a global vaccination campaign even as it rolls out boosters for domestic use, which critics say diverts doses ...

Grim milestone: 1.5M-plus Ohio cases

Ohio hit an unfortunate milestone Tuesday as it exceeded 1.5 million total COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. The state had 1,503,102 total COVID-19 cases Tuesday, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Ohio exceeded 1 million total COVID-19 cases on March 22 so it took ...

Wed. 8:55 a.m.: 1,028 more COVID deaths in Russia as non-workweek considered

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's coronavirus deaths surged to another daily record today as soaring infections prompted the Cabinet to suggest declaring a nonworking week to stem contagion. The government task force reported 1,028 coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours, the highest number since the start of the pandemic. That brought the total death toll to 226,353 — by far the highest in Europe. Amid a spike in infections and deaths, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova suggested introducing a nonworking period starting Oct. 30 and extending through the following week, when four of ...

Wed. 8:37 a.m.: NYC requiring vaccine for cops, firefighters, city workers

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will require police officers, firefighters and other municipal workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be placed on unpaid leave, Mayor Bill de Blasio said today, giving an ultimatum to public employees who've refused and ensuring a fight with some of the ...

State’s virus cases near two-month low

Ohio had its lowest total of new COVID-19 cases for a Monday in almost two months. The state had 2,810 new COVID-19 cases reported Monday. It’s the fewest cases reported for a Monday since Aug. 23 with 2,775 cases. Sundays and Mondays typically are the days with the fewest COVID-19 ...