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Valley sees explosion in weekly COVID-19 cases

The weekly rate of change in new cases in the Mahoning Valley on Friday was more than five times that of the previous week. According to Ohio Department of Health data from July 16, the week saw an increase of 20, 23, and 25 cases in Columbiana, Trumbull and Mahoning counties, respectively. On Friday, Trumbull and Columbiana counties each showed a weekly increase of 104 cases and Mahoning showed an increase of 179 cases from the previous week. Those numbers are similar to the weekly change reported Thursday. Statewide, there was an increase of 4,670 weekly cases reported Friday ...

State adds 785 cases

The Ohio Department of Health reported 785 new COVID-19 cases statewide on Wednesday, bringing the total to 1,119,298 since the pandemic began. Tuesday, 12 new deaths were reported, bringing the total to 20,449. The state is updating the total number of deaths only after death certificates have been processed on Tuesdays and Fridays. The state also reported 61,325 hospitalizations, an increase of 66, and 8,406 ICU admissions, an increase of six. Data compiled from state health sources show COVID-19 cases in Ohio slowly are increasing, causing health experts to raise flags about ...

Thu. 8:53 a.m.: Tokyo new virus cases near 2,000 a day before Olympics open

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo hit another six-month high in new COVID-19 cases today, one day before the Olympics begin, as worries grow of a worsening of infections during the Games. today's 1,979 new cases are the highest since 2,044 were recorded on Jan. 15. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who is ...

Thu. 8:41 a.m.: AP FACT CHECK: Biden goes too far in assurances on vaccines

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden offered an absolute guarantee Wednesday that people who get their COVID-19 vaccines are completely protected from infection, sickness and death from the coronavirus. The reality is not that cut and dried. The vaccines are extremely effective but ...

Cases skyrocket above 21-day average in Ohio

COVID-19 data reported by the Ohio Department of Health shows new cases are more than double the 21-day average. Statewide, new cases in Ohio jumped to 744 cases. The ODH states the 21-day average is 352. The total cases sit at 1,118,513 and the new death total sits at 20,449, a 12-case increase since the most recent reporting. The ODH usually provides death information on Tuesdays and Fridays. Since last week, the state has added 3,678 cases and 38 deaths. Locally, Mahoning County, Trumbull County and Columbiana County tallied 31 new cases and only two additional deaths. In ...