COVID testing

Some seniors got dozens of COVID tests they never ordered. Bad actors may have used seniors' Medicare information to improperly bill the federal government — and could do it again, investigators say.

The Gravity Diagnostics drive-up COVID test site across from the IRS in Covington is shutting down and so is the one at Florence Mall

Regular testing could be reinstated for Cincinnati Public Schools employees if COVID-19 cases rise again.

The Ohio Dept. of Health says it will divert incoming rapid COVID test kits to K-12 schools, colleges and universities.

Pureval is set to announce "a new city protocol regarding COVID-19" Wednesday morning.

Assistant Police Chief Brian Valenti says the recent surge in testing demand was causing back-ups in the streets around the testing site, just east of the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge.

"I realize that public officials right now are picking and choosing their battles, and this has become a big battle," said Grant Mussman, medical director for the Cincinnati Health Department. "But in terms of things that you can do that are effective, there's not a lot that's a lot better than masking."

Free at-home COVID test kits will be available starting Thursday morning for Hamilton County residents, just as demand for the rapid tests is surging ahead of the holidays.

The Cleveland Clinic recently started using COVID-19 tests that patients can administer themselves at a drive-through testing site, supervised by a healthcare professional. The nasal swab testing method is meant to be more comfortable for patients and safer for health care workers. But the future of testing might put even more power in the hands of the patient, according to Dr. Dan Rhoads, section head of microbiology at the Cleveland Clinic.

The Hamilton County commissioners are using $18 million of federal CARES Act funding to increase COVID-19 testing and data collection in the county. The…