Unemployment rockets to 16.8% amid coronavirus closures
Ohio’s unemployment rate more than doubled from 5.8% in March to 16.8% in April as businesses closed and employers idled workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DeWine administration addresses healthcare equity gap
The COVID-19 pandemic has “pulled back the curtain” on a situation Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohioans should find disturbing: the healthcare disparity between white communities and those of color.
Wedding receptions, bowling, sports to resume
In the next few weeks, Ohioans will be able to go back to bowling alleys and keep their plans for wedding receptions.
Nursing homes, prisons account for 72% of virus deaths in Ohio
The vast majority of deaths from COVID-19 in Ohio have occurred in prisons and long-term care facilities, home to many high-risk individuals and where maintaining social distance is difficult.
State fair, Jazz & Rib Fest canceled
Citing health and financial concerns, the Ohio Expositions Commission announced Thursday morning that it decided cancel the 2020 Ohio State Fair, which had been scheduled for July 29 – August 9.
Pandemic job losses in Ohio now top 1.2M
The state has reported that 46,062 Ohioans filed first-time applications for jobless benefits last week in the latest wave of layoffs from the viral outbreak that triggered widespread business shutdowns two months ago and sent the economy into a deep recession.
OSU football with limits: 20K-30K fans?
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith says he thinks football games can be played in Ohio Stadium this fall with 20,000 to 30,000 fans in the stands.
Woman may have drowned in flooding
Flooding triggered by record rainfall in Columbus might have contributed to the death of a woman whose car was found on its top in a culvert on the Southeast Side Tuesday.
House approves domestic violence bill
The Ohio House on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill offering victims of domestic violence more protection.
OHSAA expands football playoffs
Even while questions remain about the future of the 2020 football season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the governing body of Ohio high school sports has expanded the playoffs starting in 2021.