CLEVELAND — All of the updates on the coronavirus and the incredible impact it's having on our lives can be hard to keep up with. To help you keep up, we'll post this daily blog on our homepage. You can find all of our stories, and a map of Ohio cases, on our coronavirus page.
8:45 PM
The fallout from $775 million in Ohio coronavirus related budget cuts is already having an impact here in Northeast Ohio. More here.
8:21 PM
Domestic violence shelters across Ohio are set to receive nearly $1 million in funding from the state to help them continue serving victims of domestic violence. More here.
6:44 PM
News 5's Amanda Van Allen sat down with a local historian to learn about the similarities between COVID-19 and the Spanish Influenza. More here.
6:23 PM
Gov. Mike DeWine said during Tuesday press briefing that everyone would like to see schools return in August, but he knows schools are working on different options. More here.
5:26 PM
Anyone with investments in the stock markets, you’ve felt the pain of the coronavirus. That includes savings for college. Here’s what you can do to help your higher ed goals rebound. More here.
5 PM
For the first time since Gov. Mike DeWine started holding daily weekday news conferences about Ohio’s fight with COVID-19 in early March, there will not be a Wednesday news event because the Ohio Legislature is scheduled to resume. More here.
4:59 PM
Shulan's Jewelers has been in business for 99 years selling diamonds, emeralds, pearls, watches, fine china, crystal and more, but making it to year 100 has been difficult. The store plans on implementing safety protocols and reopening next week. More here.
3:32 PM
The Ohio Department of Health reported 79 new deaths Tuesday. Ohio now has lost 1,135 people to the coronavirus since early March. More here.
2:25 PM
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced a $775 million budget reduction in General Revenue Fund spending for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2020. The cuts will happen in the next two months. More here.
2:10 PM
Where's my check? Answers to common relief payment questions. More here.
2:00 PM
Local restaurants are making sure customers can still celebrate Cinco de Mayo. More here.
1:45 PM
Gov. Mike DeWine and Dr. Amy Acton will give their daily briefing on COVID-19. Watch it live here.
1:00 PM
Platform Beer Company has extended its “Every Case” campaign, in which it donated $5 to food banks across the state for every case of Haze Jude Hazy IPA sold, after it was able to fund approximately 200,000 meals for Ohio residents in need during April. More here.
11:44 AM
Former President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he will be providing virtual commencement addresses for high school and college graduates later this year. More here.
11:30 AM
Known as a familiar face in Ohio’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton has gained national attention for her response and daily briefings that have become rituals in households across the state. On Tuesday, Dr. Acton was featured in The New York Times opinion video piece called “The Leader We Wish We All Had.” More here.
10:30 AM
Greater Cleveland Community Shares and WISH Cleveland are involving kids throughout Northeast Ohio to participate in the day with a Giving Tuesday Now virtual event called Together at Home with Cleveland Kids. More here.
10:00 AM
Great Lakes Mall in Mentor has announced reopening plans following Gov. Mike DeWine’s order allowing retail establishments to open on May 12. More here.
9:31 AM
Beginning May 11, Summit County’s Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) will begin drive-up DNA testing to establish paternity on child support cases while abiding by the health guidelines issued for the COVID-19 pandemic. More here.
9:15 AM
Worldwide, there have been more than 250,000 deaths linked to the novel coronavirus since the outbreak began in China late last year, according to a database kept by Johns Hopkins. More here.
7:06 AM
Local realtor predicts virus to have short-term impact on housing market, listings to pick up soon. More here.
7:00 AM
With the U.S. economy sinking into a severe recession, the Federal Reserve is set to launch a high-risk program through which it will lend money to small and medium-sized companies outside the banking industry for the first time since the Great Depression. More here.
6:30 AM
A major component of the CARES Act was a $600 weekly supplement on top of state unemployment benefits. The weekly supplement is slated to continue through the end of July. More here.
6:20 AM
ICYMI: Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced new priorities for COVID-19 testing across the state, while at the same time local health experts stressed the urgent need for greater testing capacity. More here.
Additional Coronavirus information and resources:
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Click here for a page with resources including a COVID-19 overview from the CDC, details on cases in Ohio, a timeline of Governor Mike DeWine's orders since the outbreak, coronavirus' impact on Northeast Ohio, and link to more information from the Ohio Department of Health, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, the CDC and the WHO.
See data visualizations showing the impact of coronavirus in Ohio, including county-by-county maps, charts showing the spread of the disease, and more.
The federal government has begun distributing $1,200 Economic Impact Payments to millions of Americans to help relieve the economic burden caused by coronavirus. Click here for everything you need to know about checking the status and receiving these payments.
The CDC and the Ohio Department of Health are now recommending the use of cloth face coverings in public to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Read more about the CDC's recommendation here. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to make a face mask from common household materials, without having to know how to sew.
View a global coronavirus tracker with data from Johns Hopkins University.
Here is everything you need to know about testing for coronavirus in Ohio.
Here's a list of things in Northeast Ohio closed due to coronavirus concerns
See complete coverage on our Coronavirus Continuing Coverage page.
