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New coronavirus cases in Ohio jumped Tuesday to more than 2,500, the second spike in the past five days; Ohio Supreme Court decision moves Ohio closer to getting rid of cash bail; an Akron firefighter who used a fire hose to spray an activist has been put on administrative leave; and more stories.

People with the condition are also at an elevated risk of severe illness and death from the virus.

Cleveland will be the home to a new collaborative effort between the city’s leading medical research facilities, its universities and the state.

Cleveland will be the home to Ohio’s second “innovation district,” a health-care focused, $565 million job-creation partnership with the city's three major hospitals and Case Western Reserve and Cleveland State Universities.

A study published in JAMA Oncology found African-American cancer patients and people newly diagnosed with cancer are more at risk for COVID-19.

Gov. Mike DeWine gave a grave warning on Thursday as nearly every county in the state is at a high-risk level for coronavirus infections; Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. has fired CEO Chuck Jones and two senior vice presidents after a review determined the executives violated the company’s code of conduct, and more stories.

Eric Kaler has been named the new president of Case Western Reserve University. Kaler, who has worked as a chemical engineer and is the former president of the University of Minnesota, will assume his leadership role on July 1, 2021, the CWRU Board of Trustees announce Thursday.

Survivors of sexual assault at Case Western Reserve University are leveling allegations of the mishandling of Title IX cases against the university.

Updated 9:51 a.m., Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 Cleveland police will take an “all-hands-on-deck” approach to Tuesday’s presidential debate, working with the Ohio National Guard and federal agencies to provide security, Safety Director Karrie Howard said Wednesday. The Cleveland Clinic, which is co-hosting the event with Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), has agreed to cover the city’s overtime costs, Howard said.

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