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With the BA.2 subvariant of omicron pushing infection rates up, many are reaching for at-home rapid tests. Here's what experts say on how best to use them.

The Ohio Department of Health has changed the way K-12 schools should notify parents about COVID cases in their buildings. ODH said it is not worthwhile for schools to alert parents of individual cases of COVID in classrooms or buildings anymore.

The Biden administration announced Friday that Americans can begin ordering free at-home COVID-19 tests starting Jan. 19. Orders can be placed using the website COVIDtests.gov.

Ohio Dept of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff said layered strategies are the best strategies.

The Ohio Department of Health said it will divert incoming rapid COVID test kits to K-12 schools, colleges and universities

As COVID-19 infections surge across 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.

Columbus Public Health is currently out of at-home COVID-19 test kits but anticipates getting more from The Ohio Department of Health In January.

Rapid at-home COVID tests are in short supply after holiday gatherings and a nationwide test shortage. Public libraries have been handing out those test kits but they are going out the door as soon as supply comes in.

With a fast-growing winter surge upon us, self-testing kits remain expensive and hard to find. The reasons go back to the approach the U.S. took from the outset in developing tests.

Occasionally, a person can test negative for COVID-19 but test positive a few days later. A University Hospitals doctor says rapid at-home tests are most accurate when the person is symptomatic. She recommends getting a hospital or lab test for more accurate results.