/news/tags/summit-county-public-health-department Summit County Public Health Department en-US Copyright Tue, 21 Dec 2021 20:27:52 GMT /news/health-science/2021-12-21/as-at-home-covid-19-test-kits-get-scarce-northeast-ohio-looks-for-alternatives One thing people should not do is go to the emergency room because hospital systems are already overwhelmed. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 20:27:52 GMT /news/health-science/2021-12-21/as-at-home-covid-19-test-kits-get-scarce-northeast-ohio-looks-for-alternatives Jay Shah, Abigail Bottar /news/health-science/2021-02-11/health-departments-begin-distributing-rapid-covid-19-tests The state purchased 2 million of the BinaxNOW tests with federal CARES Act funding. Fri, 12 Feb 2021 03:16:40 GMT /news/health-science/2021-02-11/health-departments-begin-distributing-rapid-covid-19-tests Sarah Taylor /news/health-science/2020-04-13/summit-county-still-assessing-whether-to-release-coronavirus-case-data-by-zip-code Summit County Public Health is still assessing whether to release data that shows how many COVID-19 cases there are in each of the county’s zip codes.As… Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:04:46 GMT /news/health-science/2020-04-13/summit-county-still-assessing-whether-to-release-coronavirus-case-data-by-zip-code Kabir Bhatia /news/health-science/2020-03-18/understanding-the-new-normal-summit-county-public-health-commissioner-answers-coronavirus-questions Many schools in Ohio from kindergarten to college have switched to online learning. Offices are shutting down and, where possible, companies are shifting… Thu, 19 Mar 2020 00:48:43 GMT /news/health-science/2020-03-18/understanding-the-new-normal-summit-county-public-health-commissioner-answers-coronavirus-questions Andrew Meyer