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The COVID-19 Delta variant is in Ohio, and doctors are worried that people who have not been vaccinated may be vulnerable to this rapidly spreading strain of the coronavirus.

Lake Health officially joined University Hospitals, officials announced Friday. Lake Health operates 11 medical centers in Lake County as well as Beachwood and Chardon, which will now become part of UH.

New coronavirus cases in Ohio jumped Tuesday to more than 2,500, the second spike in the past five days; Ohio Supreme Court decision moves Ohio closer to getting rid of cash bail; an Akron firefighter who used a fire hose to spray an activist has been put on administrative leave; and more stories.

Doctors at Otis Moss Jr. Health Center examine the reasons for health disparity.

Researcher recommends more diligence with methods known to help reduce the spread of the highly contagious variants.

The statewide curfew has been moved back one hour, to 11 p.m.; University Hospitals officials say new forms of COVID-19 that spread much faster are already circulating in Northeast Ohio; after hinting that he might run for U.S. Senate in 2022, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted says he’s going to keep his current job; and more stories.

Cleveland will be the home to a new collaborative effort between the city’s leading medical research facilities, its universities and the state.

The first vaccines for coronavirus have been rolled out, but they're only available in limited doses in Ohio. What are the other options for immunization?

Akron City Council on Monday night passed legislation that will temporarily limit the size of private gatherings in the city to six and mandate face coverings at those gatherings at all times; The city of Cleveland says it can’t keep up with the “unprecedented” number of COVID-19 cases flooding in; Gov. Mike DeWine signaled new COVID-19 health orders could be coming Tuesday; and more stories.

More than 1,000 workers from Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and MetroHealth combined are unable to work because of the disease.