The omicron variant has COVID cases in Ohio climbing at a pace not seen since last January, causing more event cancellations.
Ohio State has canceled the men’s basketball game against New Orleans previously scheduled for Tuesday at Value City Arena because of health and safety concerns. Coach Chris Holtman said players are progressing through COVID protocols but they don’t have the numbers or readiness to play a game yet.
The Ohio State men’s basketball’s game vs. New Orleans on Tuesday, Dec. 28 has been cancelled because of player health and safety concerns within the Buckeye basketball program.https://t.co/e3fDIzCepA
— Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) December 27, 2021
The NHL has postponed Tuesday’s Blue Jackets game against the Blackhawks in Chicago. The Jackets are next scheduled to play Nashville at Nationwide Arena on Thursday.
Over the weekend, BalletMet canceled the final two performances of the Nutcracker over concerns and the detection of breakthrough cases within the company.
Please take a moment to read. We regret to announce that due to rising COVID-19 concerns, The Nutcracker performances scheduled for today at 12:00p.m. and 5:30 p.m. have been canceled. pic.twitter.com/yKpUYJgPd0
— BalletMet (@BalletMet) December 26, 2021
On Monday, the state reported just more than 8,000 new cases, which is less than the three-week average. Testing was likely down because of the holiday weekend. More than 5,000 Ohioans are currently hospitalized with COVID.
