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New COVID-19 cases in Ohio at lowest point since Aug. 30

Ohio reported the fewest number of daily COVID-19 cases in nearly a month Monday, which was also the fourth-straight day with a decline in reported cases. The 3,681 cases Monday is down from the daily average of 6,503 for the past 21 days, according to the Ohio Department of Health. The state had 7,475 cases Thursday and has seen a decline every day since with 7,075 on Friday; 5,399 on Saturday; and 4,266 on Sunday. COVID-19 cases on Sundays and Mondays are usually lower than the rest of the week because of a lag in reporting during the weekend. But the 3,681 cases Monday are ...

Tue. 8:39 a.m.: Japan to lift all coronavirus emergency steps nationwide

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government announced today that the coronavirus state of emergency will end this week to help rejuvenate the economy as infections slow. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the emergency will end Thursday and virus restrictions will be eased gradually "in order to ...

COVID-19 cases increase by more than 4K in Ohio

The Ohio Department of Health on Sunday reported more than 4,000 new COVID-19 cases and 73 new hospitalizations statewide. There were 4,266 new cases, bringing the total to 1,390,015 since the pandemic began. State health officials reported a total of 6,284,039 Ohioans — 53.76 percent of the state’s population — had started the vaccination process, an increase of 4,099 from the previous day. The Department of Health reported 224 new deaths Friday, bringing the total to 21,820. The Ohio Department of Health released guidance on vaccine booster doses. The ODH gave the ...

Mon. 9:37 a.m.: UK’s Johnson finally agrees to meet COVID-bereaved group

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Tuesday finally meet with members of the COVID-19 Bereaved Families for Justice campaigning group, who for more than a year have sharply criticized his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson's Downing Street office confirmed ...

Weekly COVID-19 cases in Ohio drop slightly

The number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio rose by 42,972 last week, which is about 5,200 cases fewer than the number of cases one week earlier. The state had 53,344 cases the week ending Sept. 11, which was the peak number in Ohio since Jan. 16. The state had 349 additional COVID-19 deaths for the week that ended Saturday, according to data from the Ohio Department of Health. The state had 317 deaths the week ending Sept. 18. Locally, Trumbull County’s 757 additional cases last week was 45 more cases than the county had the previous week. Mahoning County’s 1,001 new cases last ...

COVID-19 cases in state still high

The number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Ohio residents remains high, but the increase between last week and this week was the smallest since July. The state was at 698.7 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents for the period between Sept. 9 and Wednesday, according to statistics from the Ohio Department of Health. The rate was at 683.3 cases per 100,000 residents last week, meaning it increased by only 2.25 percent. The number, however, is more than 25 times higher than it was 10 weeks ago. The state was at 27 cases per 100,000 people July 15. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...