Ohio Department of Health

COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations are down across the Buckeye state, but health officials are eyeing new variants popping up in Europe and China and encouraging the public to get vaccinated and boosted.

The Ohio Department of Health has launched a new portal that tracks cases statewide with Cuyahoga County showing the highest number of cases so far; Advocates are calling on Ohio leaders to allocate $308 million of federal COVID-19 relief funds towards affordable housing ... and more stories.

The Ohio Department Of Health has launched a new dashboard to track cases of monkeypox in local counties. As of today, there have been 147 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Ohio across 19 counties.

Cleveland city council's safety committee moved forward with an ordinance and if passed by full council would require the release of footage from three police cameras; The Ohio Department of Health has awarded nearly $7 million to 26 organizations in communities they've determined as Ohio Health Improvement Zones; and more stories.

The funeral for Jayland Walker, the Akron Police shooting victim, takes place this afternoon at the Akron Civic Theater this afternoon; A unity gathering for Walker was held last night; Cleveland's mayor outlines spending ideas for ARPA funding; CDC says new COVID-19 subvariants are now dominant in parts of the Midwest including Ohio.

Matt Huffman says his chamber will move forward with a controversial bill but wants requirements for physical genital exams removed; Ohio health officials are preparing for COVID-19 vaccine approval for children under five.

The Ohio Department of Health said shipments of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for children six months- to five-years-old could arrive as soon as Monday.

The COVID-19 vaccines for Ohio’s youngest children are expected to be approved in coming days, and Ohio’s Department of Health says that they are well supplied and well organized to provide the shots.

The Ohio Department of Health is working with the United States Department of Agriculture to get waivers for families enrolled in WIC so people have more formula options during the national shortage.

Ohio Department of Health has applied for federal waivers to remove some WIC restrictions so low-income families have increased choices in infant formula; Nan Whaley is criticizing Gov. Mike DeWine's slow response to the ongoing shortage; Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp has delayed voting on a constitutional amendment to reform bail-setting laws; and more stories.