The latest effort in Republican lawmakers’ yearlong attempt to rein in Gov. Mike DeWine’s authority to issue public health orders during the pandemic passed in the House but faces a certain veto.
With the state continuing to show progress in battling the deadly coronavirus, Gov. Mike DeWine has again dropped the minimum age eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations, this time to those 50 years or older.
The Ohio State Department of Athletics has paused all football team-related activities and closed the Woody Hayes Athletic Center administrative offices for one week because of an increase in positive tests for the coronavirus.
The number of Ohioans filing first-time claims for unemployment during the last week of February was 19% higher than the week before but the state says 21,000 of the more than 120,000 initial claims have been flagged for potential fraud.
More than 1 million Ohioans will join the ranks of those eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines later this week when residents age 50 and older can sign up.
Gov. Mike DeWine says public health orders meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus will be removed once the state hits the mark of 50 cases per 100,000 people for two weeks.
Gov. Mike DeWine in Thursday announced that when Ohio gets down to 50 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 residents for two weeks, all health orders will come off.
A state health department official says an outdated reporting system led to the undercount of more than 4,200 COVID-19 deaths in Ohio and will now be retired.
Thousands more Ohioans will become eligible to begin receiving COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday as Gov. Mike DeWine has announced that those age 60 and over can begin signing up, along with workers in certain occupations and with some medical conditions.
The Ohio State University is working toward reopening campuses to students and staff in the fall, according to a plan outlined for university trustees Thursday by Pres. Dr. Kristina Johnson.
