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Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff says there's good news and bad news when you look at the current COVID situation in Ohio.
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It’s welcome news for residents concerned about infection and for health care workers stretched thin by the omicron surge. And there are some additional hopeful signs.
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COVID-19 cases continue to fall in Northeast Ohio, but officials say we aren’t out of the woods of the omicron surge yet.
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A MetroHealth infectious disease specialist says omicron looks so different than the original virus or any of the other variants that the antibody treatment no longer recognizes the virus.
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Hospitalizations are down in Northern Ohio but going up in Southern Ohio.
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The omicron surge appears to have peaked in Cuyahoga County; The Cleveland Clinic has launched the largest ever clinical study to better understand why millions of people around the globe suffer from neurological disorders; the judge in the case of a former Columbus-area doctor accused of murder says he’ll likely approve prosecutors' plan to dismiss nearly half of the counts; and more stories.
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As the omicrons surge appears to be waning, Cuyahoga County officials again urged the public to get vaccinated and continue taking precautions to stop the spread of the virus during a press conference Wednesday.
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It’s been more than three months since the federal government ended its tax credits for employers who provide paid sick leave if an employee contracts COVID. Now, as the omicron variant delivers a spike in coronavirus cases around Northeast Ohio, employers and workers are sparring over who pays for time off when a worker gets sick or has to quarantine. It’s a challenge for health officials who are trying to slow the spread of the virus.
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"We remain in crisis mode," said county Health Commissioner Terry Allan. "The unvaccinated continue to drive up this hospital surge.”
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The Parma City School District wanted to provide better protection from COVID-19 given the surge in case numbers in Cuyahoga county. The Beachwood City School district wanted to spend the beginning of the week implementing some safety steps.