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Pentagon to require COVID vaccine for all troops by Sept. 15

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get the COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 15, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. That deadline could be pushed up if the vaccine receives final FDA approval or infection rates continue to rise. "I will ...

Mon. 9:15 a.m.: France’s virus pass now required in restaurants, trains

PARIS (AP) — France took a big step today into a post-pandemic future by requiring people to show a QR code proving they have a special virus pass before they can enjoy restaurants and cafes or travel across the country. The measure is part of a government plan to encourage more people to ...

Mahoning County adds 35 COVID-19 cases in one day

New cases of COVID-19 in the Mahoning Valley continue to rise. Cases increased Saturday by 44 in Trumbull County, 35 in Mahoning County and by 10 in Columbiana County. The state saw an increase of 2,317 cases, according to the Ohio Department of Health. In Trumbull County, the ZIP code area with the highest rate of infection over the last two weeks is the 44402 area in Bristolville, which had 10 cases. There, the case rate based on population is 309.8. The Howland ZIP code of 44484 has the second-highest rate, at 215.6, and the east Warren ZIP code 44483 comes in third with a ...

DeWine implores all in Ohio to get vaccine

Stressing the importance of getting a COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Mike DeWine said 98.4 percent of those hospitalized with the virus in Ohio since Jan. 1 were unvaccinated. “We live in a state with two groups of people: those who are vaccinated who are safe and those who are not vaccinated ...

State’s COVID-19 cases jump fivefold in 3 weeks

The number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio has increased by almost five times in just three weeks. The Ohio Department of Health reported Thursday 125.1 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 state residents for July 22 to Wednesday. The state was at 27 cases per 100,000 residents just three weeks ago. Last week, Ohio was at 77.4 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents and at 45.8 two weeks ago. The 125.1 cases per 100,000 is the highest for Ohio in four months. The delta variant among the unvaccinated, which spreads quickly, is largely to blame for the spike, according to health ...