COVID-19 reporting

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.

Nearly 2% of all Ohioans currently have COVID-19; Cleveland’s new mayor has launched COVID-19 task force to address the surge; a federal appeals court has declined to lift a three-state ban on President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors; and more stories.

Cuyahoga County leads the state with the most COVID-19 cases per capita; COVID rates in nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Ohio are on the rise; Democrats running for Ohio governor have picked their running mates; and more stories.

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb in Ohio; a lawsuit argues that Ohio's school voucher system is unconstitutional because it's creating a separate system of funding private schools with public dollars; Ohio Sen. Rob Portman has tested positive for COVID-19; and more stories.

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.

COVID cases, hospitalizations continue to surge; some local schools are making adjustments after winter break; a woman has been charged in the slaying of an off-duty Cleveland police officer during a carjacking; and more stories.

As COVID-19 infections surge across Northeast Ohio to levels not seen since last winter, many residents are using at-home self-administered tests to determine whether it's safe to go to work or gather for holiday celebrations.

Ohio has set yet another daily record for the number of COVID-19 cases; students with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District will learn remotely during their first week of school back from winter break; Cincinnati's mayor has declared a state of emergency over staff levels at the fire department; and more stories.

Tuesday saw another huge spike in COVID-19 cases in Ohio; the Cleveland Clinic is extending its postponement of non-essential surgeries; Delta, United Airlines cancel routes; and more stories.

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.