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Coronavirus: DeWine to address the state Wednesday on virus spread, increase in cases

UPDATE @ 6:19 p.m.: Gov. Mike DeWine is to address the state Wednesday on the current state of the pandemic, the recent increases in cases and the spread of the virus, his office announced Tuesday evening.

WHIO TV plans to carry the event live. DeWine is expected to deliver his address at 5:30 p.m.

EARLIER REPORT

Tuesday’s planned news briefing from DeWine was canceled. The reason for the cancellation wasn’t immediately released. We’ll continue to update this story as we learn more.

Things you need to know today, Tuesday:

  • I-Team Investigation: School districts wrestle with policy on having students wear masks
  • There is a COVID-19 pop-up testing site offered Wednesday in Springfield. The third community testing clinic will be offered July 22 at La Condesa Grocery #1, 440 S. Burnett Road (Burnett Plaza Shopping Center). The clinics are courtesy of The Clark County Combined Health District and the city of Springfield. They operate noon until 6 p.m. and the tests are free. No insurance, doctor’s order or appointment needed.
  • There are COVID-19 pop-up testing sites offered this week in Montgomery County
  • Now through Wednesday, the Ohio Department of Health will allow contact and non-contact competition to resume for all sports if teams agree to all of the guidelines in the order. Guidelines include tests for all players, coaches, athletic trainers, support staff and officials before travel and competition; daily symptom assessments; face coverings for trainers while attending to a player; Coaches and officials should wear a face covering when possible; strict social distancing by players not engaged in practice or competition, and immediate isolation and medical care for a participant.

LATEST STATE DATA: As of Tuesday afternoon, there have been at least 67,995 confirmed or probable cases in the state, 3,069 deaths, and 9,049 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health. 46,282 people are presumed to have recovered from the virus in the state.

Ohio has an estimated population of approximately 11.7 million, census records show.

Of the state’s positive cases, 7.4% are from Ohio’s prisons.

[ Local cases, deaths reported to Ohio Department of Health ]

The state reported that a total of 1,039,767 people have been tested in Ohio, which is about 8.8 percent of the population.

In the state, 8,368 cases are health care workers, which is 12 percent of the cases.

[ Local cases, deaths reported to Ohio Department of Health ]


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