Ohio sets new daily coronavirus record, with thousands of cases pending

LOOKING FOR VIOLATORS EVER SINCE OHIO GOVERNOR. MIKE DEWINE ANNOUNCED AN OVERNIGHT CURFEW FOR THE ENTIRE BUCKEYE STATE NELSON. CASTILLO IS PHONE HAS BEEN BLOWING UP. WE JUST GOT SO MANY PHONE CALLS YESTERDAY. ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO STAY OPEN? ARE YOU GUYS CLOSING DOWN? ARE YOU GOING TO OWNER? THE RESERVATIONS? CASTILLO IS PART OF ANOTHER PRIME CINCINNATI AND UPSCALE RESTAURANT ON WALNUT STREET EATERIES LIKE HIS HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS AT 10 P.M. STARTG TONIGHT. THEY CAN REOPEN AT 5:00 TOMORROW. MORNING, THAT’S THE PATTERN OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE OHIO’S FIRST EVER STATEWIDE CURFEW AND IT WILL STAY IN EFFECT FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE’VE NOT DONE IN OHIO BEFORE AT LEAST THAT I’M AWARE OF BUT IT’S SOMETHING THAT WE BELIEVE WILL CUT DOWN ON ON THE CONTACTS DEWINE SAYS CUTTING DOWN ON PERSONAL INTERACTIONS AND CONTACTS SHOULD SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND PREVENT AREA HOSPITALS FROM BEING OVERWHELMED WITH PATIENTS HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIONER GREG CASTERMAN SUPPORTS THE CURFEW TODAY. HE ISSUED AN ADVISORY. THAT SAYS JUST THAT WHAT I’M ASKING IS THAT PEOPLE STAY AT HOME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. YOU’RE NOT REQUIRED TO STAY AT HOME, BUT YOU SHOULD REALLY THINK TWICE BEFORE MAKING THAT TRIP BACK IN PRIME CINCINNATI. CASTILLO WISHES LOCAL AND STATE LEADERS WOULD USE A MORE SURGICAL APPROACH WHEN IT COMES TO THE NEW CURFEW. HE SAYS HIS RESTAURANT IS AS SAFE AS THEY COME. I WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL CONFIDENCE IT IS SAFE TO COME DOWNTOWN IT IS SAFE TO COME AND VISIT ALL LOCAL RESTAURANTS DOWNTOWN. NOW THIS CURFEW IS AIMED AT LIMITING GROUP GATHERINGS. NOT PEOPLE WHO NEED TO MAKE A LATE NIGHT GROCERY RUN OR TO GO GET GASOLINE THE ENFORCEMENT ASPECT. HOWEVER, IT DOES SEEM UNEVEN AT BEST HAMILTON COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS PLAN TO RELY ON COMPLAINTS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND IN PARTS OF BUTLER COUNTY. WE LEARNED THAT AT LEAST TWO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. THERE HAVE SAID THEY WILL NOT BE THE CURFEW POLICE REPORTING LIV

The state of Ohio has set a new daily virus case record, and thousands of additional cases are pending. The Ohio Health Department reported 8,808 additional cases Friday, the state’s highest 24-hour total since the start of the pandemic. Friday’s daily total eclipses the state’s previous record of 8,071 set last week. Ohio now has seen 335,423 total cases of the virus. Sixty-five additional deaths were reported Friday, bringing the state’s total to 5,955. State health officials said 398 additional hospitalizations were reported across the state: 42 of those cases required admittance to intensive care units. The record comes as thousands of cases are pending. Gov. Mike DeWine says the number is a gross understatement as a large number of antigen tests are starting to slow down reporting because Ohio is “double checking” those positives. As a result, around 12,000 cases have been backlogged since Monday.Earlier Thursday, DeWine for the first time designated one of the state’s most populous areas, Franklin County, home to Columbus, as a purple zone on the state’s color-coded alert system. The designation is the highest on the state’s system and shows the area was flagged for hitting six indicators, including sustained increases in cases and in coronavirus-related hospital admissions.“This is a sign that we are starting to see a sustained and unprecedented impact on our hospital systems and staff in this area,” DeWine said during his briefing.Over the past two weeks, the rolling average number of daily new cases in Ohio increased by 107%, according to the COVID Tracking Project. In the past week, one in every 227 people in the state tested positive. An average of about 7,350 cases have been confirmed per day in the state over the past seven days.

COLUMBUS, Ohio —

The state of Ohio has set a new daily virus case record, and thousands of additional cases are pending.

The Ohio Health Department reported 8,808 additional cases Friday, the state’s highest 24-hour total since the start of the pandemic. Friday’s daily total eclipses the state’s previous record of 8,071 set last week.

Ohio now has seen 335,423 total cases of the virus.

Sixty-five additional deaths were reported Friday, bringing the state’s total to 5,955. State health officials said 398 additional hospitalizations were reported across the state: 42 of those cases required admittance to intensive care units.

The record comes as thousands of cases are pending.

Gov. Mike DeWine says the number is a gross understatement as a large number of antigen tests are starting to slow down reporting because Ohio is “double checking” those positives. As a result, around 12,000 cases have been backlogged since Monday.

Earlier Thursday, DeWine for the first time designated one of the state’s most populous areas, Franklin County, home to Columbus, as a purple zone on the state’s color-coded alert system. The designation is the highest on the state’s system and shows the area was flagged for hitting six indicators, including sustained increases in cases and in coronavirus-related hospital admissions.

“This is a sign that we are starting to see a sustained and unprecedented impact on our hospital systems and staff in this area,” DeWine said during his briefing.

Over the past two weeks, the rolling average number of daily new cases in Ohio increased by 107%, according to the COVID Tracking Project. In the past week, one in every 227 people in the state tested positive. An average of about 7,350 cases have been confirmed per day in the state over the past seven days.

Ohio sets new daily coronavirus record, with thousands of cases pending

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