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Coronavirus Pandemic: What you need to know Friday

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine released guide lines Friday on how Halloween will function in Ohio this year. His plans are expected to affect how hayrides, haunted houses, and other activities will function this year in Ohio. Gov. DeWine did say that it will remain up to local officials how and when trick-or-treat will be handled.

Things you need to know today, Friday:

LATEST STATE DATA: As of Friday afternoon, there have been at least 142,596 confirmed or probable cases in the state, 4,608 deaths, and 14,687 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health. 120,858 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.

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

There have been 2,745,431 people tested for the coronavirus in Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

A total of 15,297 health care workers have tested positive which is about 11 percent of the cases.

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