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Ohio tops 5,000 daily cases

After experiencing a recent decline in COVID-19 cases, Ohio exceeded 5,000 in a single day for the first time in nearly a month. Wednesday, 5,527 COVID-19 cases were reported, according to the Ohio Department of Health. It’s the most cases reported for a single day since Oct. 14, which had 5,648 cases. The state came close to 5,000 Tuesday when 4,952 cases were reported that day. The 10,479 total for Tuesday and Wednesday is the most for two days in Ohio since Oct. 13 and 14 with 10,791 COVID-19 cases. The 5,527 cases reported Wednesday is up from the daily average of 3,720 ...

Thu. 8:33 a.m.: EXPLAINER: Why US inflation is so high, and when it may ease

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is starting to look like that unexpected — and unwanted — houseguest who just won't leave. For months, many economists had sounded a reassuring message that a spike in consumer prices, something that had been missing in action in the U.S. for a generation, ...

Wed. 8:52 a.m.: As many try living with virus, China keeps up zero tolerance

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Wang Lijie planned to spend three days in the Gobi Desert last month to take in the area's famous poplar forest as its trees turned a golden yellow. Instead, the Beijing resident has been stuck for more than three weeks, much of it in quarantine, after authorities ...

Fed’s Powell: Pandemic recession has particularly hurt women

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell expressed concern today that the pandemic recession has had an unusually harmful economic effect on women, who have been forced to shoulder additional responsibilities for childcare, forcing many of them to leave work. "As schools ...

Mon. 10:03 a.m.: Japan had no COVID-19 deaths 1st time in 15 months

TOKYO (AP) — Japan reported no daily deaths from COVID-19 on Sunday for the first time in 15 months, as infections decline rapidly in the country. Health officials today said there were no deaths the previous day, giving Japan a total of 18,310 fatalities since the pandemic began. Japan ...

Mon. 9:44 a.m.: Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots, info for kids

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is encouraging local school districts to host clinics to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to kids — and information to parents on the benefits of the shots — as the White House looks to speedily provide vaccines to those ages 5 to 11. First lady ...