The Ohio Department of Health shared information on new COVID variants, on vaccines and boosters ahead of flu season.

The Mercy Health Foundation received donations from staff and Valley businesses to unveil the memorial called 'When I was Sick' by Timothy Schmalz. The plan had been in place since March of 2021. 

Also included in the memorial are three plaques – one honoring caregivers, one memorial to those affected and who have lost their lives to COVID-19, and one serving as a permanent historical marker.

All three counties in the Mahoning Valley remain at a high-level transmission risk. 

Cleveland Clinic pediatrician, Dr. Kimberly Giuliano says with respiratory viruses typically peaking during the fall and winter months, the extra protection of a booster dose is recommended.

As attorney general, Josh Shapiro went to court repeatedly to defend Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration against legal challenges to his pandemic-era mandates and shutdowns.

The court ruling was issued even though the schools made masks optional in February

Columbiana County is up 25 cases from last week while Mahoning is down by 50 and Trumbull is down by 42.

Previously, the university was requiring students and faculty to wear masks whenever any county with a Kent State campus was at a high community transmission level.

As classes begin at Westminster College on August 22, students will be expected to wear a mask in indoor spaces.

All of these clinics are walk-ins so no appointment is necessary.

All counties in the Mahoning and the Shenango Valley are now at the high level for transmission risk.