LONDON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson released data showing that a booster dose to its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a strong immune response months after people receive a first dose. J&J said in statement today that it ran two early studies in people previously given its vaccine and ...
The Ohio Department of Health reported 4,428 COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing total cases to 1,347,205 since the pandemic began. The increase in cases is below the 21-day reported average of 6,421, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Health officials also reported 79 new hospitalizations, bringing that total to 69,982 and 21,471 deaths. Ohio’s vaccination rate is up to 53.30 percent for all ages. The rate sits at 62.30 percent for those 12 and older and 64.42 percent for those 18 and older. Mahoning County has 26,588 cases, 1,229 hospitalizations and 637 deaths, with a ...
By DAVID SKOLNICK Staff writer The number of COVID-19 cases reported this past week in Ohio was the second most for a week in eight months. The state had 48,165 cases for the week ending Saturday. Only the week prior with 53,344 COVID-19 cases had more since the week ending Jan. 16, which had 50,530. Also, last week’s 317 COVID-19 deaths is the most for a week since March 14 to 20, which had 469. The 6,716 new COVID-19 cases Saturday is up from the daily average of 6,421 for the past 21 days, according to the Ohio Department of Health. The state has exceeded 5,500 daily ...
The state continues an alarming trend of very high COVID-19 cases — seeing the number increase by more than 25 times what it was about two months ago. The state was at 683.3 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents for the period between Sept. 2 and Wednesday, according to statistics provided Friday by the Ohio Department of Health. In comparison,the state was at 27 cases per 100,000 people July 15 — just nine weeks ago. 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 face masks while ...
Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, Ohio Department of Health director, urged Ohioans to rethink their trips to the hospital, provided it is not an emergency. “As you’ve heard over the past few days, children’s and adult hospitals have sounded the alarm,” Vanderhoff said. “We’re in a serious situation ... hospitals are being stretched to capacity.” Vanderhoff, alongside Dr. Michael Canady, CEO of Holzer Health System in southeastern Ohio, and Brian Kaminski, vice president of quality and patient safety at ProMedica in northwestern Ohio, warned the public of hospitals nearing capicity ...
One additional death was reported this week at a Mahoning County long-term care facility, and one was reported at a Trumbull County facility. It brings the two-week total to five after going about six weeks without any deaths attributed to the virus. The new totals are 79 for Columbiana County, 160 for Trumbull and 284 for Mahoning. The number of COVID-19 cases at area facilities remained nearly the same as last week, although the number of cases across the state rose substantially. Mahoning County facilities reported 35 cases this week, 28 among staff and seven among patients. The ...
