As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on an increasing number of Ohio kids are dealing with anxiety and depression, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Ohio University will once again require masks be worn in all indoor spaces on the Athens campus starting Monday, August 1.

Columbus public health officials are advising masks should be worn indoors and in crowded areas regardless of vaccination status. The advisory however does not require that masks be worn indoors.

The mid-summer increase in reported COVID-19 continues in Ohio. The CDC is recommending the indoor use of masks in Franklin County.

Researchers at Ohio State University have created a patch that could make apps that track contact tracing stronger against cyber threats.

The 79-year-old president "will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time," a White House statement said.

Two new COVID-19 subvariants — BA.4 and BA.5 — have become the dominant strains in parts of the Midwest, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates released last week.

BA.5 is now the dominant omicron strain in the U.S. It's good at evading the immune system, though doesn't appear to cause more serious illness.

Paxlovid is used by high-risk patients to make their COVID-19 symptoms milder. It's critical patients take it in the first five days of illness, so taking a doctor's visit out of the requirements may make it easier for patients.

President Biden signed The Keep Kids Fed Act last week. It extends pandemic flexibilities for school meals, although with some changes.