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The good and bad news when it comes to COVID in Ohio right now
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State health leaders say COVID hospitalizations are the highest they’ve been since January before vaccines were widely available. And Ohio Department of Health Director… Read More
30 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for Dec. 9
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 8,503 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 30 new cases were reported Thursday. The Ohio Department… Read More
Studies suggest sharp drop in vaccine protection vs. omicron — yet cause for optimism
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — With the omicron variant continuing to spread in a number of countries, including the U.S., scientists have been anxiously awaiting data to answer this question: How… Read More
24 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for Dec. 8
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 8,473 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 24 new cases were reported Wednesday. The Ohio Department… Read More
The 98th death has been reported in Athens County, along with 21 new cases for Dec. 7
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 98 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total Tuesday. The… Read More
Could omicron lead to more breakthrough COVID cases? Here’s what we know
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — For the first time in nearly two months, the United States is averaging more than 100,000 new coronavirus cases daily. Roughly one-third of states have also now… Read More
48 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for Dec. 4-6
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 8,428 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 48 new cases were reported for Saturday, Sunday and Monday…. Read More
The 97th death has been reported in Athens County, along with 28 new cases for Dec. 3
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 97 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total Friday. The county… Read More
Biden’s new winter COVID plan will reimburse you for at-home tests
Updated December 2, 2021 at 2:56 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — President Biden announced Thursday that private health insurance plans will soon reimburse people who buy over-the-counter, at-home rapid… Read More
There’s another spike in Ohio’s COVID case numbers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The most recent COVID case numbers from the Ohio Department of Health show more than 9,000 positive and confirmed cases of the virus. Ohio… Read More
27 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for Dec. 2
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 8,353 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 27 new cases were reported Thursday. The Ohio Department… Read More
37 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for Dec. 1
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 8,326 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 37 new cases were reported Wednesday. The Ohio Department… Read More
Vaccine mandate for federal contractors blocked in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general has won a preliminary court order to block President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccination mandate for federal government contractors and subcontractors. The preliminary injunction… Read More
New antiviral drugs are coming for COVID. Here’s what you need to know
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — An FDA advisory committee is meeting Tuesday to consider whether to recommend a new antiviral pill for the COVID-19 treatment toolkit. Take-at-home pills could be a… Read More
16 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for Nov. 30
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 8,289 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 16 new cases were reported Tuesday. The Ohio Department… Read More
Ohio Valley childhood obesity rates have increased, putting kids at greater risk of severe COVID-19 illness
Ohio Valley ReSource · Childhood obesity & covid FRANKFORT, Ky. (OVR) — In October, University of Kentucky Children’s hospital reported a substantial rise in children hospitalized for COVID-19. The escalation… Read More
32 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for Nov. 27-29
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 8,273 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 32 new cases were reported for Saturday, Sunday and Monday…. Read More
Biden says omicron variant is cause for concern but not panic
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — President Biden said Monday that while travel restrictions imposed on travelers from several southern African nations would slow the entry of the omicron variant of the… Read More
The 96th death has been reported in Athens County, along with 18 new cases for Nov. 25 & 26
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 96 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total Friday. The county… Read More
How some school districts around the country are coping with staff shortages, other pandemic disruptions
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Public schools across the U.S. are taking a break for Thanksgiving after a more traditional fall semester that saw students largely back in their classes in… Read More
15 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for Nov. 24
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 8,223 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 15 new cases were reported Wednesday. The Ohio Department… Read More
Ohio is heading into winter already in a COVID surge
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio attorney general Dave Yost has announced he’s signing onto a lawsuit by more than a dozen states against a COVID vaccine requirement by… Read More
The White House is tapping oil reserves to try to bring down high gas prices
Updated November 23, 2021 at 3:35 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The United States plans to draw 50 million barrels of oil from its emergency oil reserves in coming… Read More
The 95th death has been reported in Athens County, along with 14 new cases for Nov. 23
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 95 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total Tuesday. The county… Read More
Voice-only telehealth may go away with pandemic rules expiring
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Caswell County, where William Crumpton works, runs along the northern edge of North Carolina and is a rural landscape of mostly former tobacco farms and the… Read More
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