Cincinnati

CLOSE Hamilton County officials announced the county's biggest spike in cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Cincinnati EnquirerThe number of coronavirus cases is surging faster than it ever has in Hamilton County and Cincinnati, prompting leaders to urge the public to wear masks and not gather in large groups. "We suspect people have gotten relaxed," said Hamilton County Board…

Cincinnati Children's Hospital is now one of four sites in the United States taking part in a COVID-19 vaccine trial.It's a global effort that has doctors at the local level excited about the potential.Children's Hospital said this trial started in Germany last week, where some of the first human participants were given a candidate vaccine…

CLOSEIt’s hard to imagine two more eager blood donors than the men who bared their arms Friday and made Cincinnati’s first contributions to a just-begun clinical study of plasma as a treatment for the lung disease resulting from the novel coronaviruss.“I am feeling so good, feeling so much energy,” said Mohammad Alagha of Clifton, an…