Ohio COVID-19 cases rise above 300 2nd straight day

July 9, 2021

For the second day in a row, Ohio reported more than 300 new COVID-19 cases — the first time that’s happened in about two weeks. The Ohio Department of Health reported 377 new cases Thursday in the state. A day earlier, 317 new cases were reported. It comes as the Delta variant is becoming more widespread. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the Delta strain made up more than half of the new COVID-19 cases between June 20 and last Saturday. The past two days with more than 300 daily cases reported in Ohio is the first time that’s happened ...

Fri. 8:46 a.m.: Lockdowns in Asia as some nations see 1st major virus surges

July 9, 2021

BANGKOK (AP) — Several countries around Asia and the Pacific that are experiencing their first major surges of the coronavirus rushed to implement tough restrictions today, a year and a half into a pandemic that many initially weathered well. Faced with rapidly rising numbers of ...

Thu. 10:11 a.m.: UPDATE: Fans banned at Olympics; Tokyo under state of emergency

July 8, 2021

TOKYO (AP) — Fans were banned from the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics which will open in two weeks, following a state of emergency today, Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa told the Japanese news agency Kyodo. The ban was announced by the International Olympic Committee and Japanese ...

Thu. 9:32 a.m.: US jobless claims tick up to 373,000 from a pandemic low

July 8, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week even while the economy and the job market appear to be rebounding from the coronavirus recession with sustained energy. This morning's report from the Labor Department showed that jobless ...

Mahoning County adds one new COVID-19 death; total at 609

July 7, 2021

The Ohio Department of Health reported 190 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the state total to 1,112,689. The Mahoning Valley saw 10 new COVID-19 cases and one new death reported in Mahoning County. COVID-19 deaths are at 20,344, according to the ODH on Tuesday. The ODH provides death information on Tuesdays and Fridays. Total cases in Mahoning County sit at 22,439, an increase of three. The death total in the county is 609 with 1,077 hospitalizations. In Trumbull County, total cases sit at 16,609, an increase of four, with 485 deaths. Total hospitalizations are at ...

Valley adds 14 COVID-19 cases

July 6, 2021

Over the July 4 holiday weekend, the Mahoning Valley saw 14 new COVID-19 cases with the state seeing 210, bringing the statewide total to 1,112,499 since the pandemic began. COVID-19 deaths are at 20,344, as was reported on Friday by the Ohio Department of Health. The ODH provides death information on Tuesdays and Fridays. Total cases in Mahoning County rest at 22,436, an increase of seven. The death total in the county is 608. In Trumbull County, total cases sit at 16,605, an increase of six, with 485 deaths. In Columbiana County total cases are at 9,054 and increase of one ...