NBA, NCAA teams affected, Cleveland Marathon events postponed, variant studied, more - coronavirus timeline March 6-12
Updated Mar 13, 2021;
Posted Mar 13, 2021
Our coronavirus timeline covers facts and news in Cleveland, Ohio, the country and the world March 6-12
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March 6
Ohio reports 1,506 coronavirus cases. The state no longer is listing daily death totals from the virus.
March 7
Cases go up 735 for a total of 978,471. … More than 58.8 million Americans have received at least one dose of a vaccine, CNN says, and more than 30 million have received two doses. That’s 9.2% of the population. … NBA players
Joel Embiid and
Ben Simmons (above photo, top left) are ruled out of today’s All-Star Game after having contact with a barber who tested positive. … Brazil’s health ministry records 80,508 new cases, the country’s largest daily increase in infections since Jan. 7.
Sign-ups open today for Ohio’s first mass vaccination center: The Wake Up for Thursday, March 11, 2021
Updated Mar 11, 2021;
Posted Mar 11, 2021
Dr. Milisa Rizer, a family medicine physician at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, receives a Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine last week at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus. (Logan Wallace, Ohio State University)The Ohio State University/Logan Wallace
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Showers will put a damper on another day of mild temperatures, with highs reaching the upper 60s. Wind gusts will top 30 mph and there are chances of thunderstorms during the afternoon. Rain is likely overnight and temps will drop back to the mid-30s. Read more.