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Despite a lack of COVID-19 tests in Northeast Ohio, The University of Akron has several options available for students, faculty and staff.
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Ohio was the leader of the 27 Republican-run states that opposed the mandate and brought it to the high court.
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There are now 12 COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites operating Ohio, including in Canton; the state says its shipment of COVID-19 testing kits has been delayed due to the high demand; Akron Children’s Hospital is placing an undisclosed number of employees who haven’t received COVID-19 vaccines on unpaid leave; and more stories.
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Bibb calls the estimated vaccination rate of Clevelanders at 45 percent "not good enough."
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Akron will distribute around 3,200 free, at-home COVID tests this Saturday at four locations; three parents in Hudson have filed a lawsuit challenging the school district's quarantine and mask-wearing rules; University Hospitals has closed its freestanding Madison Health Center emergency room in Lake County; and more stories.
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COVID-19 testing remains in high demand amid the omicron surge; Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, one of former President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress, has rejected a request for an interview by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection; Northeast Ohio college students are returning to campus for the start of the spring semester with COVID protocols in place; and more stories.
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There are more than 6,150 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ohio; Gov. Mike DeWine has mobilized additional Ohio National Guard members to staff more drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites; a group seeking to legalize possessing and growing marijuana in Ohio has failed to gather enough signatures to put the issue in front of state lawmakers; and more stories.
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Health officials are concerned that even more patients with the virus will overwhelm the health care system in the coming weeks.
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More than 5,000 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ohio for the first time since last December; Summit County Public Health, Cleveland Public Library give out thousands of COVID-19 test kits within hours; the Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on the constitutionality of Ohio's new congressional map; and more stories.
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Rapid, free, at-home COVID tests that have been handed out at public libraries throughout Ohio are a sought-after commodity as COVID cases in the Buckeye State have spiked to record highs four times in the past week.