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Faculty blasts YSU’s pandemic response

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown State University faculty union wants a vaccine mandate put in place for the university community by Dec. 1. The YSU Ohio Education Association in a Monday news release said the university made certain guarantees to keep staff, faculty and students safe, but it didn’t keep those promises. “... We will no longer be silent about your lack of action — you are putting all our lives in danger,” Susan Clutter, YSU-OEA president, said in the release. She said the university failed to put in place “basic protections” in the wake of the faculty ...

COVID-19 cases stay high in Ohio, Mahoning Valley

The number of COVID-19 cases in the state remains at levels not seen in eight months. The 5,568 new COVID-19 cases reported Monday is the most for a Monday in the state since Jan. 11 with 7,812 cases. The state has exceeded 5,000 daily cases in 11 of the past 14 days, according to Ohio Department of Health data. The 5,568 new COVID-19 cases Monday is actually down from the daily average of 5,735 for the past 21 days, according to the ODH. 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 ...

Tue. 8:36 a.m.: Putin in self-isolation due to COVID cases in inner circle

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin entered self-isolation after people in his inner circle became infected with the coronavirus, the Kremlin said today, adding that the leader himself tested negative for COVID-19. Putin, who is fully vaccinated with Russia's Sputnik V, held ...

Ohio’s new cases head for 1.3M

The Ohio Department of Health reported 4,463 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the state total since the pandemic began to 1,298,625 — meaning the state will cross the 1.3 million threshold today if it records just 1,375 new cases. Mahoning County reported 83 new cases Sunday, bringing the total to 25,569 with 627 deaths. Trumbull County reported 82 new cases, bringing the total to 18,870 with 500 deaths. Columbiana County reported 54 new cases bringing the total to 10,880 with 237 deaths. Deaths were reported Friday for each county. Statewide, 52.85 percent of the ...

Mon. 9:40 a.m.: US will give aircraft companies $482 million for pandemic

The Biden administration is making $482 million available to aviation industry manufacturers to help them avert job or pay cuts in the pandemic. The taxpayer-funded relief will cover up to half of the payroll costs at 313 companies, according to the Transportation Department, which said ...

COVID-19 cases in Ohio climb another 8,400

Ohio is on pace to break 1.3 million cases of COVID-19 today with 1,294,162 cases reported as of Saturday, an increase of about 8,400 from the day before, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Friday, more than 9,000 new cases were reported for the first time since Jan. 8. The 8,405 new cases statewide is well above the 21-day average of 5,494. In the last week, Mahoning County has reported 798 new cases of the coronavirus, with 142 of those reported Saturday. The county’s total case count sits at 25,486, giving it the 11th-highest case count in the state. With 627 deaths ...