Cuyahoga County

A new program spearheaded by the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority and the Cuyahoga County Board of Health will work to address high rates of infant mortality in the county.

Akron school officials are looking into whether they can return to in-person classes sooner than planned; a small committee of legislators could overrule the Ohio governor’s health orders under a bill approved Wednesday by the state Senate; a report finds that nearly one out of 10 bills introduced by Ohio lawmakers are criminal justice-related; and more stories.

Authorities say shots were fired over the weekend into a home owned by an Ohio health department official; beginning today, Ohioans age 75 and older are eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine; the state reported 4,481 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and 31 deaths; and more stories.

Mayor Frank Jackson points to the lack of "infrastructure" for the slow rollout.

Professor Tara Smith foresees further spikes in cases and doesn't believe the stay-at-home advisories for some counties are effective.

The county executive says more state and local aid is needed to deal with the pandemic next year.

The public health directors of three Ohio cities and the surrounding counties have issued stay-at-home advisories to slow the spread of the coronavirus; Daily COVID-19 numbers were delayed on Wednesday, as the state said “thousands of reports are pending review” due to technical glitches; Aultman Hospital in Canton will be the first site in the 12-county region to distribute any upcoming coronavirus vaccines; and more stories.

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and three other counties have issued stay at home advisories in an effort to curb rapidly growing COVID-19 cases.

Updated: 4:35 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 The City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County have issued a stay-at-home advisory starting Wednesday and ending on Dec. 17 in an attempt to curb the skyrocketing spread of COVID-19 in the area.

More than 500 new coronavirus cases are reported Friday—the most cases ever reported in a single day in the county, health officials say.