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It’s going to look like February again

The state is on pace to end August with the most COVID-19 cases since February. Through the first 16 days of August, there have been 32,296 COVID-19 cases reported. That’s already more cases than the entire months of June and July combined. There were 9,390 cases in June and 17,953 in July. It’s also already surpassed May, which had 29,622 cases. The daily average for the first 16 days of August is 2,018.5. That would work out to be more than 62,573 COVID-19 cases for August. It would be the most for a month since 71,630 were reported in February. It would also be the ...

Tue. 9:39 a.m.: Sources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of the shot, to ensure lasting protection against the coronavirus as the delta variant spreads across the ...

Tue. 9:29 a.m.: Americans spent less in July as COVID-19 cases surged

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on their spending last month as a surge in COVID-19 cases kept people away from stores. Retail sales fell a seasonal adjusted 1.1 percent in July from the month before, the U.S. Commerce Department said this morning. It was a much larger drop than the ...

State reports 1,977 more COVID-19 cases

The Ohio Department of Health on Sunday reported 1,977 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to 1,159,759 cases. It was the 13th straight day new cases exceeded 1,000. Seven out of the past 13 days saw case numbers eclipse 2,000, with Sunday coming just shy of being No. 8. ...

Mon. 9:39 a.m.: Australia’s worst day of pandemic sees restrictions tighten

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's most populous state today reported its worst day of the pandemic with 478 new infections and seven COVID-19 deaths as pandemic restrictions tightened in other parts of the country. The previous record daily tally in New South Wales was 466 new cases ...

Mon. 9:23 a.m.: Japan extends, expands coronavirus emergency as cases surge

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's coronavirus state of emergency will continue through Sept. 12 rather than finishing at the end of this month as initially planned, the government decided today With the virus continuing to spread in the country, the state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, and ...