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COVID-19 rates nearly halved

Ohio had nearly a 50 percent decline in COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents in one week. It was the third straight week of declines after 11 consecutive weeks of increases. This week saw a 49.3 percent drop from last week and a 329 percent decline from two weeks ago. There were 481 ...

Virus cases drop at state prisons

The number of COVID-19 cases among Ohio prisons dropped dramatically in the past two weeks. Last week and the week before, 256 active COVID-19 infections were reported among staff at Ohio prisons, but the number is down to 17 this week. The number of inmate cases last week and the week before was 246, but that number is down to 33 this week. COVID-19 cases at the three area prisons also were low this week. The Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in Youngstown had just two inmate cases, the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown had one staff case and one inmate case, and Trumbull ...

UPDATE: Ontario declares an emergency over truck blockades in Canada

TORONTO (AP) — Ontario's premier declared a state of emergency today in reaction to the truck blockades in Ottawa and at the U.S. border and said he will urgently enact laws to crack down on those who interfere with the free flow of goods and people. Since Monday, scores of drivers ...

Fri. 9:48 a.m.: US urges Canada to use federal powers to end bridge blockade

TORONTO (AP) — The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government Thursday to use its federal powers to end the truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country's COVID-19 restrictions, as the bumper-to-bumper demonstration forced auto plants on both sides of the ...

Thu. 10:19 a.m.: Truck blockade at U.S.-Canadian border shuts auto plants

TORONTO (AP) — The truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country's COVID-19 restrictions is tightening the screws on the auto industry, forcing Ford, Toyota and General Motors to shut down plants or otherwise curtail production on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border. The ...

Wed. 9:31 a.m.: Sweden ends COVID-19 testing as pandemic restrictions lifted

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden has halted wide-scale testing for COVID-19 even among people showing symptoms of an infection, putting an end to the mobile city-square tent sites, drive-in swab centers and home-delivered tests that became ubiquitous during the pandemic and provided essential data ...