Alison Holm

After two months, 1.6 million vaccinations have been delivered in Ohio, to over 14 percent of the state's adult population.  And the state is about to receive more vaccines that ever before. 

Although many Ohio nursing homes and assisted living facilities remain closed to most visits, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is encouraging families to make "compassionate care" visits to loved ones when possible. 

At Tuesday's coronavirus press conference Ohio Governor Mike DeWine called out several school districts including Columbus City Schools, that aren't on track to have all students back in school at least part time by March 1rst.  At Tuesday evening's school board meeting officials say there's solid and systemic reasons why that won't happen.  Alison Holm has more.   

Some schools in Ohio say they won’t reopen for in-person learning by March 1st, despite superintendents having made a commitment to do so, in exchange for priority COVID-19 vaccinations.  

In an effort to provide vaccine equity, Ohio is launching a program that targets some 97,000 Ohioans living in affordable senior housing.

Barely a week after Columbus City Schools began to welcome some students back to the classrooms, three elementary schools returned to online instruction.  

The family of Andre Hill, the unarmed black man killed in December by a white Columbus police officer, say they are relieved that Adam Coy has been indicted and arrested for his murder.  

A Franklin County grand jury has indicted former Columbus police officer Adam Coy in the death of  Andre Hill last December.

At Tuesday's cornavirus briefing Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced some residents in five northern Ohio nursing homes will need to be vaccinated again, after some shots were spoiled through human error.

Ohio's Governor and First Lady were vaccinated Tuesday, 2 of the nearly 883-thousand first doses that have been adminstered so far, representing 7.55 percent of Ohio's adult population.  

Central Ohio faith leaders and activists calling for the Division of Police's Tom Quinlan be fired delivered a letter with 300 signatures Monday to Mayor Andy Ginther.  

Workers organizations are beginning to petition the state for priority COVID-19  vaccines.

While state officials are scrambling to get more vials of the COVID-19 vaccine for Ohioans, medical professionals administering the shots are finding ways to get more doses from each vial.  

State health officials say the number of Ohioans hospitalized with COVID-19 have begun to decline this month, and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine says that will be the benchmark for lifting the statewide curfew which has been in effect since mid-November.

State health officals Thursday reported 72 hundred new cases of COVID-19 and 109 new deaths.