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State virus cases drop for 2nd week

The number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 in Ohio declined for the second straight week and is at a level not seen since early September. The state logged 560.5 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents for the period between Sept. 23 and Wednesday. The state was at 616.7 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 last week and at 698.7 cases two weeks ago. But the latest number are 29 times higher than 13 weeks ago. Ohio was at 19.2 cases per 100,000 on July 8. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers 100 cases per 100,000 to be high transmission areas for COVID-19 and recommends ...

COVID-19 cases in Ohio exceed 1.45M

The number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio has exceeded 1.45 million with an increase experienced daily for four straight days. There were 6,310 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday, which is the most for a day in the state since Sept. 30. It was a small increase from the 6,296 cases reported ...

Fri. 9:21 a.m.: Americans agree misinformation is a problem, poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly all Americans agree that the rampant spread of misinformation is a problem. Most also think social media companies, and the people that use them, bear a good deal of blame for the situation. But few are very concerned that they themselves might be responsible, ...

Fri. 8:53 a.m.: Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit record

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's daily coronavirus death toll hit a record today amid the country's sluggish vaccination rate and the government's reluctance to tighten restrictions. Russia's state coronavirus task force reported 936 new deaths today, the highest daily number since the start of the ...

Cases rise for third day

The number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio has increased daily for the past three days. There were 6,296 new cases reported Wednesday compared to 5,533 Tuesday, 4,212 Monday and 3,445 Sunday. The cases reported Wednesday was the highest for Ohio since 6,530 were reported Sept. 30. The 6,296 COVID-19 cases Wednesday is up from the daily average of 6,025 for the past 21 days, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Wednesday’s total includes 400 cases in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties combined. The state had a total of 1,445,786 COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday with ...