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Trumbull prison sees surge in infections

The Trumbull Correctional Institution in Leavittsburg saw a surge in COVID-19 cases this week, rising from eight last week to 15, and Mahoning County nursing homes saw a continued increase in cases. TCI had five staff cases last week and three inmate cases, but the number rose to seven staff cases and eight inmate cases this week. The Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in Youngstown dropped from 12 staff cases last week to two this week. It has three inmate cases this week, up from one last week. The Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown still has six staff cases and no inmate ...

Fri. 11:03 a.m.: Ohio to offer more scholarships to get younger people vaccinated

The state is doubling down on its Vax-2-School scholarship drawing and will now offer $2 million in awards from $1 million. Those between the ages of 12 and 25 can start signing up for the drawing Monday online through ohiovax2school.com or by phone, 883,427-5634, between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. The plan, announced Sept. 23, offered five $100,000 scholarships and 50 $10,000 scholarships awarded over a total of five weeks. Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director of the Ohio Department of Health, announced today that there will now be 100 additional $10,000 scholarships. Also, if the Food and Drug ...

Fri. 9:41 a.m.: US consumer spending rebounded in August despite COVID

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer spending accelerated in August amide a surge in COVID-19 cases, even as soaring demand and snarled supply chains kept inflation high. Consumer spending rose 0.8 percent in August, up from a decline of 0.1 percent in July. Income rose by a smaller 0.2 ...

Fri. 9:36 a.m.: Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID, has no symptoms

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19. The high court said in a press release this morning that Kavanaugh has no symptoms and has been fully vaccinated since January. Kavanaugh and all the other justices had a routine coronavirus ...

Fri. 8:52 a.m. Merck says experimental pill cuts worst effects of COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck said this morning that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize its use. If ...

September is likely to rank 4th highest in Ohio COVID-19 cases

September likely will have more COVID-19 cases reported than all but three months in Ohio since the start of the pandemic. Also, with today not included, September had more cases than May, June, July and August combined. The state started seeing a spike in cases in mid-July, largely caused by the delta variant infecting the unvaccinated. In mid-July, the state was averaging about 230 new cases reported daily. That was up to 6,600 Wednesday. With one day to go in September, the month had 186,542 cases. May through August in Ohio had a total of 148,588 cases, with August leading ...