/tags/coronavirus-local-news Coronavirus Local News en-US Copyright Tue, 13 Sep 2022 18:45:00 GMT /show/sound-of-ideas/2022-09-13/northeast-ohio-health-experts-answer-questions-about-new-covid-19-booster-shot New updated booster vaccines that target the Omicron subvariants of the coronavirus are now available in Ohio. Tue, 13 Sep 2022 18:45:00 GMT /show/sound-of-ideas/2022-09-13/northeast-ohio-health-experts-answer-questions-about-new-covid-19-booster-shot Leigh Barr /health-science/2022-08-11/long-covid-patients-join-a-chronic-illness-community-seeking-answers Tanya Hovey came down with COVID in April 2020. Before the infection, she ran a photography business, was active in her church, loved to garden and cycled… Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:11:00 GMT /health-science/2022-08-11/long-covid-patients-join-a-chronic-illness-community-seeking-answers Steph Whiteside /health-science/2022-08-02/how-can-i-avoid-getting-a-false-negative-covid-19-test-result A UH doctor says false negatives can be the result of user error or the timing of the COVID-19 test. Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:34:00 GMT /health-science/2022-08-02/how-can-i-avoid-getting-a-false-negative-covid-19-test-result Lisa Ryan /health-science/2022-07-30/covid-19-levels-are-now-high-across-northeast-ohio-cdc-says COVID-19 community levels have once again reached high or medium levels in counties across Northeast Ohio, according to the Centers for Disease Control… Sat, 30 Jul 2022 05:11:13 GMT /health-science/2022-07-30/covid-19-levels-are-now-high-across-northeast-ohio-cdc-says Stephanie Czekalinski /health-science/2022-07-20/covid-19-ba-5-variant-cases-are-likely-to-increase-in-the-cleveland-and-akron-areas-soon The BA.5 omicron subvariant now makes up about 80% of COVID-19 infections in the United States, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control… Thu, 21 Jul 2022 03:57:00 GMT /health-science/2022-07-20/covid-19-ba-5-variant-cases-are-likely-to-increase-in-the-cleveland-and-akron-areas-soon Lisa Ryan /health-science/2022-06-13/covid-19-picture-improves-across-northeast-ohio COVID-19 levels have receded across Northeast Ohio in recent days, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Community spread has… Mon, 13 Jun 2022 19:10:22 GMT /health-science/2022-06-13/covid-19-picture-improves-across-northeast-ohio Stephanie Czekalinski and Lisa Ryan /health-science/2022-04-25/covid-19-hospitalizations-still-down-in-northeast-ohio-despite-rising-case-numbers Summit and Cuyahoga counties — like the rest of Ohio — are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases, but so far hospitalizations remain low, according to… Tue, 26 Apr 2022 01:28:20 GMT /health-science/2022-04-25/covid-19-hospitalizations-still-down-in-northeast-ohio-despite-rising-case-numbers Lisa Ryan /health-science/2022-04-19/cleveland-hopkins-travelers-have-mixed-reactions-to-mask-mandate-lifted-on-airlines Updated: 3:54 p.m., Tuesday, April 19, 2022Northeast Ohio residents who are planning to travel by plane, rideshare service or local mass transit can now… Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:39:00 GMT /health-science/2022-04-19/cleveland-hopkins-travelers-have-mixed-reactions-to-mask-mandate-lifted-on-airlines Anna Huntsman, Lisa Ryan /health-science/2022-04-01/ohios-first-pediatric-flu-death-this-year-is-a-northeast-ohio-infant Ohio has reported its first child influenza-related death of the flu season – an eight-month-old male from Ashland County, the Ohio Department of Health… Fri, 01 Apr 2022 19:44:00 GMT /health-science/2022-04-01/ohios-first-pediatric-flu-death-this-year-is-a-northeast-ohio-infant Anna Huntsman /health-science/2022-03-30/cleveland-clinic-doctor-recommends-second-covid-19-booster-for-those-eligible People older than 50 or who have compromised immune systems can now get a fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. Federal health officials… Thu, 31 Mar 2022 01:15:33 GMT /health-science/2022-03-30/cleveland-clinic-doctor-recommends-second-covid-19-booster-for-those-eligible Lisa Ryan