'Don’t overly worry': Ohio doctor weighs in on new ‘cicada’ COVID-19 variant

A newly identified COVID-19 variant spreading across at least 25 states, including Ohio, is highly mutated and could drive more cases.
WHIO

New COVID-19 variant spreading across the U.S., including Ohio

DAYTON — A new highly mutated COVID-19 variant is spreading, and health officials are trying to keep track of it. The variant is known as “Cicada.” News Center 7’s Amber Jenkins spent the day learning ...
Springfield News-Sun

Local coronavirus increase ‘worrisome,’ DeWine says

Ohio had averaged about 400 new coronavirus cases a day for the last couple of weeks, but that rose to 700 on Thursday. Even as Gov. Mike DeWine said the one-day statewide jump could simply be an ...
WREG

Covid-19 cases drop, but new strain raises concern

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s been more than five years since the COVID-19 pandemic sent the country into lockdown and the healthcare industry into overdrive. The winter wave of COVID is on its way, and ...