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Local and State Coronavirus Coverage
A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students, faculty and staff at all Kent State campuses will b…
The Kent Starbucks café closed its doors Monday after almost 20 years in business.
Kent State announced revisions to its guidelines for face coverings in an emailed statement …
Fully vaccinated individuals will no longer be required to wear a mask indoors or outdoors a…
The Kent City Council repealed two COVID-19 era ordinances in an almost unanimous vote as mu…
The Franklin County Health Department is receiving more vaccines a week than they can give out.
KSU is preparing for international students during the fall 2021 semester to make them feel …
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many changes to Kent State and many of the safety precauti…
College graduation is called commencement because it’s supposed to be a new beginning, but C…
Kent State provides unique living experiences for students through the Living-Learning Commu…
Birthday celebrations are very special for some, especially your 21st birthday. However, man…
Kent State announced that it’s resuming COVID-19 vaccinations at the DeWeese Health Center A…
COVID-19 has altered almost every aspect of modern life, including the in-person college exp…
International students at Kent are dealing with isolation while students outside of the U.S.…
Updates to the COVID-19 safety guidelines changes distancing requirements from six feet to t…
(CNN) -- The number of new Covid-19 cases has plateaued at a "disturbingly high level," and…
Kent State went virtual over a year ago, but those changes are still affecting students. “Ev…
Kent State University expects to receive a “large quantity” of the one-shot Johnson & Jo…
A year into the pandemic, students miss going to classes and events and look forward to norm…
College students are facing new and unique challenges during the pandemic including worries …
There are three vaccines approved for FDA emergency use authorization: Johnson & Johnson…
Editor’s note: This is the fourth of a five-part series that looks at how local places of wo…
“Right now it’s so difficult to know when you’re going to get scheduled or if your first app…
In-person classes will move to a “3-foot distancing format” in the fall of 2021, the Office …
Alexandra Golden is a COVID-19 reporter. She got her first Pfizer vaccination this week. Thi…
Over a year has passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and dorm life at Kent State …
Starting March 23, the Kent State Field House will function as a mass COVID-19 vaccination c…
The Kent State Field House will become a mass vaccination clinic for Portage County, accordi…
Students at Kent State University, like most colleges, have had no choice but to adjust to t…
It’s been a year since classes at Kent State went fully virtual and many have admitted to st…
The pandemic has created a change in the way students learn and professors teach.
Sick days are no longer mandatory because of online learning and many students are working t…
Long-term effects of COVID-19 are still vastly unknown, but many are concerned that these ef…
Dawood Alohaly enjoyed training with his powerlifting team for Kent State until COVID-19 for…
With COVID-19 bringing staggering changes to college life, some students decided to take tim…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new guidelines for those who are fu…
COVID-19 has changed homeless services and has caused people to pay more attention to the ho…
Kent State switched over to a rapid molecular COVID-19 test Feb. 22, replacing the previousl…
The Kent State COVID-19 dashboard received a B- from We Rate Covid Dashboards after previous…
On March 4, Ohio’s vaccination plan phases 1C and 2 went into effect.
The COVID-19 virus has caused numerous problems for families: preventing them from being tog…
Student callers are raising money and building relationships with alumni and student peers f…
Kent State University published the Flashes Safe Eight March 1 that introduces COVID-19 vacc…
Locals of Ashtabula County now have access to COVID-19 vaccines because Kent State Ashtabula…
Celebrating the Chinese New Year alone in his quiet apartment was not what international stu…
According to Nielsen, about 32 million people attend at least one concert every year in the …
As much of society is seeing the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, Ohio’s nursing hom…
Once COVID-19 vaccines became available to Ohioans 65 or older, some Kent State professors b…
Nation and World Coronavirus Coverage
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(CNN) -- Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously Friday to…
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of a Republican-backed bill that would prohibit…
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(CNN) -- The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer/…
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(CNN) -- People fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks or practice soci…
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(CNN) -- The risk of surface transmission of Covid-19 is low, the US Centers for Disease Con…
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(CNN) -- When the coronavirus pandemic began, the challenge for Pfizer and BioNTech wasn't …
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(CNN) -- To play during the pandemic, Major League Baseball has stepped up to the plate.
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(CNN) -- The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled a large-scale effort to encourage Ame…
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(CNN) -- Federal Covid-19 guidelines "will be much more liberal" by the Fourth of July if U…
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(CNN) -- The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine provides less protection in cancer patients t…
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(CNN) -- President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday that he is directing the US Department …
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(CNN) -- A batch of Covid-19 vaccines had to be rescued by boat after heavy rains threate…
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(CNN) -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisers voted Sunday to recomme…
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(CNN) -- A study that found teachers -- not students -- were the probable source of several…
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(CNN) -- It's been almost a year since Michael Reagan, 50, came down with Covid-19.
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(CNN) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide says the administration delayed the release o…
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(CNN) -- More retail pharmacies around the country will start to administer Covid-19 vaccine…
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(CNN) -- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will release guidance on scho…
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The first one-shot COVID-19 vaccine provides good protection against the illness, Johnson &a…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see…
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A new variant of the coronavirus emerged Thursday in the United States…
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(CNN) -- First, the good news: In 48 states, the averages of new Covid-19 cases have dropped…
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(CNN) -- Less than a week into his new administration, President Joe Biden's promise of res…
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(CNN) -- It took just over a year for the US to go from one to 25 million coronavirus infections.
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(CNN) -- As the US set a new daily record for Covid-19 inoculations and states clamored for …
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(CNN) -- The National Football League is inviting 7,500 vaccinated health care workers to be…
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(CNN) -- States may be scrambling for vaccines now, but the United States could see addition…
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(CNN) -- As the US approaches 400,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, new cases have b…
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(CNN) -- President Donald Trump claimed Monday he is taking daily doses of hydroxychloroquin…
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(CNN) -- House Democrats on Friday approved a rules change to allow lawmakers to vote while …
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(CNN) -- A flu shot will protect you from coronavirus, a worker reported being told by super…
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(CNN) -- Parents, hospitals and clinics should expect to see more cases of a mystifying cond…
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(CNN) -- As leading medical experts testify to senators Tuesday for the first time since Mar…
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(CNN) -- For the first time in weeks, residents in some states across the country can dabble…
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(CNN) -- The US economy contracted for the first time in nearly six years between January an…
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(CNN) -- A North Carolina family's pug may be the first dog in the United States to test pos…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate last quarter as the coronavi…
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(CNN) -- If you're getting money from the federal government as part of the recent stimulus …
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(CNN) -- The company that makes Lysol and Dettol is urging customers not to consume its clea…
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(CNN) -- The majority of governors in the United States have ordered or recommended that sta…
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(CNN) -- More than 97% of the U.S. population is under a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place or…
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(CNN) -- Anger over shelter-in-place orders boiled over, with protesters ignoring social dis…
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(CNN) -- Prison and jail populations across the United States are becoming a breeding ground…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is falsely assigning blame to governors and the Oba…
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Companies with thousands of employees, past penalties from government investigations and ris…
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(CNN) -- As concerts and festivals continue to get canceled because of coronavirus, more and…
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(CNN) -- This may be the new normal for quite a while.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Three weeks into Ohio's stay-at-home order, Gov. Mike DeWine is facing…
COVID-19 cases across the U.S.
Alabama: 131
Alaska: 14
Arizona: 152 (including two deaths)
Arkansas: 165
California: 1,224 (including 26 deaths)
Colorado: 475 (including five deaths)
Connecticut: 223 (including five deaths)
Delaware: 47
District of Columbia: 98 (including one death)
Florida: 824 (including 12 deaths)
Georgia: 600 (including 23 deaths)
Guam: 14 (including one death)
Hawaii: 48 (state revised from 59)
Idaho: 42
Illinois: 1,049 (including nine deaths)
Indiana: 201 (including four deaths)
Iowa: 90
Kansas: 55 (including two deaths)
Kentucky: 99 (including three deaths)
Louisiana: 837 (including 20 deaths)
Maine: 89
Maryland: 244 (including three deaths)
Massachusetts: 525 (including one death)
Michigan: 1,035 (including eight deaths)
Minnesota: 137 (including one death)
Mississippi: 207 (including one death)
Missouri: 90 (including three deaths)
Montana: 27
Nebraska: 42
Nevada: 154 (including two deaths)
New Hampshire: 65
New Jersey: 1,914 (including 20 deaths)
New Mexico: 57
New York: 15,168 (including 114 deaths)
North Carolina: 255
North Dakota: 28
Ohio: 247 (including three deaths)
Oklahoma: 53 (including one death)
Oregon: 137 (including four deaths)
Pennsylvania: 479 (including two deaths)
Puerto Rico: 23
Rhode Island: 66
South Carolina: 173 (including three deaths)
South Dakota: 14 (including one death)
Tennessee: 505 (including one death)
Texas: 304 (including five deaths)
US Virgin Islands: 6
Utah: 136
Vermont: 52 (including two deaths)
Virginia: 219 (including three deaths)
Washington: 1,793 (including 94 deaths)
West Virginia: 12
Wisconsin: 281 (including four deaths)
Wyoming: 24
Alaska: 14
Arizona: 152 (including two deaths)
Arkansas: 165
California: 1,224 (including 26 deaths)
Colorado: 475 (including five deaths)
Connecticut: 223 (including five deaths)
Delaware: 47
District of Columbia: 98 (including one death)
Florida: 824 (including 12 deaths)
Georgia: 600 (including 23 deaths)
Guam: 14 (including one death)
Hawaii: 48 (state revised from 59)
Idaho: 42
Illinois: 1,049 (including nine deaths)
Indiana: 201 (including four deaths)
Iowa: 90
Kansas: 55 (including two deaths)
Kentucky: 99 (including three deaths)
Louisiana: 837 (including 20 deaths)
Maine: 89
Maryland: 244 (including three deaths)
Massachusetts: 525 (including one death)
Michigan: 1,035 (including eight deaths)
Minnesota: 137 (including one death)
Mississippi: 207 (including one death)
Missouri: 90 (including three deaths)
Montana: 27
Nebraska: 42
Nevada: 154 (including two deaths)
New Hampshire: 65
New Jersey: 1,914 (including 20 deaths)
New Mexico: 57
New York: 15,168 (including 114 deaths)
North Carolina: 255
North Dakota: 28
Ohio: 247 (including three deaths)
Oklahoma: 53 (including one death)
Oregon: 137 (including four deaths)
Pennsylvania: 479 (including two deaths)
Puerto Rico: 23
Rhode Island: 66
South Carolina: 173 (including three deaths)
South Dakota: 14 (including one death)
Tennessee: 505 (including one death)
Texas: 304 (including five deaths)
US Virgin Islands: 6
Utah: 136
Vermont: 52 (including two deaths)
Virginia: 219 (including three deaths)
Washington: 1,793 (including 94 deaths)
West Virginia: 12
Wisconsin: 281 (including four deaths)
Wyoming: 24