Delta variant

The study found that 6 months later, many people who had the Delta variant still had not regained their sense of smell.

The omicron variant of the coronavirus appears to cause less severe illness but is about 15 times more contagious than delta in children under the age of 5, according to a new study from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Medical professionals say it’s true that having COVID gives you some immunity, but doesn’t make you impervious to being re-infected later. In fact, the state’s health department is tracking cases of re-infection.

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases topped 280,000 this week as the omicron variant spreads rapidly across the country, according to Johns Hopkins University's tracker.

New data from the CDC released on Tuesday shows that while omicron remains the dominant variant, delta — which is the more severe strain — is still a worrisome driving force behind the current surge.

Spring semester students who do not complete a COVID vaccine sequence by December 17 will be disenrolled.

Franklin County Recorder Danny O'Connor will begin requiring his employees to be vaccinated or be tested weekly for COVID-19 beginning in early September.