COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of COVID-19 cases has been decreasing in recent days.

Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan says the city is taking steps to prevent gun violence in the neighborhoods surrounding the University of Akron; the number of young people hospitalized with COVID is on the rise in Ohio; a former bishop who led the Diocese of Cleveland for 25 years has died; and more stories.

Gonzalez, who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, will not seek reelection next year; Gov. Mike DeWine says more than 850 Afghan refugees will be arriving in Ohio and placed within eight local resettlement agencies; the COVID surge continues to gain strength in Ohio, with more than 8,300 new cases and 355 hospitalizations reported on Thursday; and more stories.

COVID hospitalizations in Ohio continue their steady march upwards following the steep rise in new cases; the remains of a northern Ohio Navy Corpsman who died in the August attack on the Kabul airport will return home Wednesday; a judge in southern Ohio has ruled that doctors at a Cincinnati area hospital cannot be forced to give COVID patients a livestock medicine as treatment; and more stories.

Coronavirus cases topped 7,000 again on Thursday;; Ohio officials say they’re concerned about the sharp rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations; federal marshals have arrested a Wooster man accused of accosting an MSNBC journalist; and more stories.

New coronavirus cases on Tuesday jumped past 4,000 for the first time since January in the state; Ohio State University is requiring all students, faculty, and staff to receive COVID-19 vaccines; several Summit County schools have reversed their policies on mask wearing; and more stories.

Gov. Mike DeWine is urging that schoolchildren continue wearing masks at least for the beginning of the academic year; masks will again be required in some areas of Cuyahoga Valley National Park; coronavirus cases in Ohio shot up Tuesday to more than 3,200; and more stories.

Fueled by the delta variant, cases of COVID-19 in Ohio have soared to a statewide average of 125 per 100,000 people according to the Ohio Department of Health; Summa Health is the first hospital in Akron to announce it is requiring that its employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine; the state health department continues to report strong numbers of vaccination this week; and more stories.

Less than 50% of Ohioans are fully vaccinated. And numbers from Ohio’s Department of Health show a staggering difference between serious COVID cases in unvaccinated and vaccinated Ohioans.

Lordstown Motors says it may not be in business a year from now as it tries to secure funding to start full production of an electric pickup truck; Ohio surpassed 20,000 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday; Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants Google to be declared a public utility; and more stories.