--- Last updated at 11:59 pm August 11, 2020 ---
The Overall Updates in Ohio:
Ohio - the total number of infected individuals is 102827, as yesterday had 1095 more confirmed cases based on media reports and official stats. The pandemic has claimed the lives of 3709 people statewide, after 35 patients passed away yesterday; while 80885 patients are recovered (72140 new). The current count of cases in the United States is 5,252,336, citing different sources; with 5,252,327 cases officially confirmed.
News Worth Following:
- Chief of pediatrics at Nationwide Children's Hospital speaks on COVID-19's impact on kids: COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - During Tuesday coronavirus briefing, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine was joined by Dr. John Barnard who is the chief of pediatrics at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Dr. Barnard is also the president of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Dr. Barnard has been leading a team of...
- Heart inflammation in young adults weeks after COVID-19 infection being called concerning: There's new reason for caution ahead of the start of school and potential return to fall sports. Heart inflammation in young adults weeks after COVID-19 infection being called concerning. Weather Clickable. Akron schools and sports start dates pushed. Kent State football coach on canceled fall season. Political sign theft on...
New Cases Breakdown:
*Based on Media Reports*
- Franklin: 214 new cases, 18697 in total, 4 new deaths
- Cuyahoga: 94 new cases, 13734 in total, 5 new deaths
- Hamilton: 77 new cases, 9766 in total, 2 new deaths
- Lucas: 71 new cases, 5448 in total, 3 new deaths
- Montgomery: 40 new cases, 4438 in total, 2 new deaths
- Summit: 41 new cases, 3614 in total
- Butler: 32 new cases, 2976 in total
- Marion: 6 new cases, 2935 in total
- Mahoning: 29 new cases, 2595 in total, 1 new death
- Pickaway: 4 new cases, 2391 in total
- Stark: 40 new cases, 1884 in total, 1 new death
- Warren: 18 new cases, 1821 in total
- Lorain: 11 new cases, 1813 in total
- Columbiana: 6 new cases, 1671 in total
- Trumbull: 15 new cases, 1549 in total, 1 new death
- Fairfield: 16 new cases, 1416 in total
- Delaware: 28 new cases, 1344 in total
- Licking: 20 new cases, 1319 in total, 2 new deaths
- Clark: 20 new cases, 1178 in total, 1 new death
- Lake: 7 new cases, 1131 in total, 3 new deaths
- Wood: 10 new cases, 1068 in total
- Clermont: 12 new cases, 953 in total
- Medina: 15 new cases, 945 in total
- Miami: 5 new cases, 858 in total, 1 new death
- Tuscarawas: 5 new cases, 793 in total
- Portage: 6 new cases, 771 in total, 2 new deaths
- Allen: 9 new cases, 769 in total, 2 new deaths
- Greene: 15 new cases, 718 in total
- Mercer: 6 new cases, 631 in total
- Belmont: 2 new cases, 623 in total
- Richland: 6 new cases, 614 in total
- Erie: 5 new cases, 597 in total, 1 new death
- Ashtabula: 2 new cases, 576 in total
- Geauga: 1 new case, 559 in total
- Wayne: 1 new case, 545 in total
- Ross: 4 new cases, 494 in total
- Darke: 4 new cases, 406 in total
- Huron: 3 new cases, 404 in total
- Madison: 13 new cases, 401 in total
- Ottawa: 6 new cases, 396 in total
- Sandusky: 6 new cases, 390 in total
- Hancock: 10 new cases, 389 in total
- Athens: 1 new case, 360 in total, 1 new death
- Lawrence: 12 new cases, 300 in total
- Auglaize: 7 new cases, 263 in total
- Union: 6 new cases, 260 in total
- Muskingum: 4 new cases, 243 in total
- Scioto: 8 new cases, 242 in total
- Jefferson: 3 new cases, 237 in total, 1 new death
- Seneca: 6 new cases, 228 in total
- Knox: 6 new cases, 212 in total
- Putnam: 3 new cases, 211 in total
- Shelby: 10 new cases, 210 in total
- Washington: 4 new cases, 209 in total
- Preble: 3 new cases, 207 in total
- Coshocton: 2 new cases, 196 in total, 1 new death
- Champaign: 3 new cases, 181 in total
- Morrow: 4 new cases, 176 in total
- Crawford: 1 new case, 175 in total
- Hardin: 1 new case, 170 in total
- Clinton: 4 new cases, 169 in total
- Highland: 7 new cases, 166 in total
- Logan: 5 new cases, 160 in total
- Ashland: 5 new cases, 154 in total
- Fulton: 6 new cases, 153 in total
- Wyandot: 2 new cases, 150 in total, 1 new death
- Defiance: 2 new cases, 150 in total
- Brown: 8 new cases, 146 in total
- Perry: 4 new cases, 140 in total
- Williams: 1 new case, 136 in total
- Henry: 5 new cases, 122 in total
- Fayette: 6 new cases, 121 in total
- Guernsey: 1 new case, 119 in total
- Carroll: 3 new cases, 113 in total
- Monroe: 1 new case, 94 in total
- Pike: 2 new cases, 79 in total
- Jackson: 1 new case, 76 in total
- Van Wert: 1 new case, 73 in total, 1 new death
- Gallia: 5 new cases, 70 in total
- Meigs: 4 new cases, 54 in total
- Vinton: 1 new case, 32 in total
- Morgan: 2 new cases, 30 in total
Official Hotlines:
- Department of Health: 833-427-5634
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--- Last updated at 11:59 pm August 10, 2020 ---
The Overall Updates in Ohio:
Ohio - based on media reports, total cases have risen to 101732 (all officially confirmed), after 883 new patients were identified yesterday. The total number of deaths has reached 3674, after 4 patients passed away yesterday; while 8745 patients are recovered. The number of known coronavirus cases in the United States continues to rise. As of Monday evening, 5,206,125 people have tested positive for coronavirus (5,205,994 of them being officially confirmed).
News Worth Following:
- DeWine: False positive coronavirus test was "a wake-up call": COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOIO) - Governor Mike DeWine called the false positive coronavirus test he took last week "a wake-up call" when it comes to testing accuracy. "If anyone needed a wake-up call about antigen [tests] and how careful you have to be, we certainly saw that with my test," DeWine told CNN's "State of the Union."
- Clifton restaurant closes temporarily over COVID-19: CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Business Courier) - A well-known Clifton Gaslight District restaurant and coffee house on Ludlow Avenue is temporarily closed following an employee's diagnosis with Covid-19. Sitwell's Coffee House at 324 Ludlow Ave. in Cincinnati's Clifton neighborhood announced Aug. 8 on Facebook it is temporarily closing after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus. The restaurant wrote the employee had not worked at Sitwell's for multiple days prior to experiencing symptoms.
- Reports: Big Ten votes to cancel 2020 football season due to COVID-19 concerns: The Big Ten's presidents have reportedly voted to cancel the upcoming college football season due to concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Detroit Free Press. The presidents voted Sunday with a 12-2 result. Ohio State was among the schools that voted to cancel the season. Only Iowa...
New Cases Breakdown:
*Based on Media Reports*
- Franklin: 166 new cases, 18483 in total, 1 new death
- Cuyahoga: 126 new cases, 13640 in total, 1 new death
- Hamilton: 46 new cases, 9689 in total
- Lucas: 29 new cases, 5377 in total
- Montgomery: 36 new cases, 4398 in total
- Summit: 18 new cases, 3573 in total, 1 new death
- Butler: 15 new cases, 2944 in total
- Marion: 4 new cases, 2929 in total
- Mahoning: 12 new cases, 2566 in total
- Stark: 17 new cases, 1844 in total
- Warren: 14 new cases, 1803 in total
- Lorain: 32 new cases, 1802 in total
- Columbiana: 7 new cases, 1665 in total
- Trumbull: 10 new cases, 1534 in total, 1 new death
- Fairfield: 13 new cases, 1400 in total
- Delaware: 15 new cases, 1316 in total
- Licking: 18 new cases, 1299 in total
- Clark: 12 new cases, 1158 in total
- Lake: 10 new cases, 1124 in total
- Wood: 15 new cases, 1058 in total
- Clermont: 8 new cases, 941 in total
- Medina: 7 new cases, 930 in total
- Miami: 14 new cases, 853 in total
- Tuscarawas: 6 new cases, 788 in total
- Portage: 7 new cases, 765 in total
- Allen: 20 new cases, 760 in total
- Greene: 13 new cases, 703 in total
- Mercer: 13 new cases, 625 in total
- Richland: 4 new cases, 608 in total
- Erie: 17 new cases, 592 in total
- Ashtabula: 5 new cases, 574 in total
- Geauga: 2 new cases, 558 in total
- Wayne: 5 new cases, 544 in total
- Ross: 6 new cases, 490 in total
- Darke: 7 new cases, 402 in total
- Huron: 5 new cases, 401 in total
- Ottawa: 4 new cases, 390 in total
- Madison: 14 new cases, 388 in total
- Sandusky: 7 new cases, 384 in total, 1 new death
- Hancock: 1 new case, 379 in total
- Athens: 2 new cases, 359 in total
- Lawrence: 5 new cases, 288 in total
- Auglaize: 2 new cases, 256 in total
- Union: 3 new cases, 254 in total
- Muskingum: 3 new cases, 239 in total
- Scioto: 8 new cases, 234 in total
- Jefferson: 5 new cases, 234 in total
- Seneca: 8 new cases, 222 in total
- Putnam: 3 new cases, 208 in total
- Knox: 1 new case, 206 in total
- Washington: 2 new cases, 205 in total
- Preble: 1 new case, 204 in total
- Shelby: 6 new cases, 200 in total
- Coshocton: 1 new case, 194 in total
- Champaign: 2 new cases, 178 in total
- Morrow: 2 new cases, 172 in total
- Hardin: 4 new cases, 169 in total
- Clinton: 1 new case, 165 in total
- Highland: 1 new case, 159 in total
- Ashland: 5 new cases, 149 in total
- Defiance: 4 new cases, 148 in total
- Wyandot: 2 new cases, 148 in total
- Brown: 9 new cases, 138 in total
- Perry: 6 new cases, 136 in total
- Guernsey: 1 new case, 118 in total
- Fayette: 2 new cases, 115 in total
- Pike: 1 new case, 77 in total
- Jackson: 1 new case, 75 in total
- Van Wert: 1 new case, 72 in total
- Paulding: 1 new case, 70 in total
- Meigs: 10 new cases, 50 in total
- Morgan: 2 new cases, 28 in total
--- Last updated at 11:59 pm August 09, 2020 ---
The Overall Updates in Ohio:
Ohio - the total number of infected individuals is 100849, as yesterday had 879 more confirmed cases based on media reports and official stats. The pandemic has claimed the lives of 3670 people statewide, after 1 patient passed away yesterday; while 8745 patients are recovered. The current count of cases in the United States is 5,154,562, citing different sources; with 5,154,443 cases officially confirmed.
News Worth Following:
- DeWine's conflicting COVID-19 tests raise backlash: The Ohio governor's positive, then negative, tests for COVID-19 have provided fuel for skeptics of government pandemic mandates and critics of his often-aggressive policies. "I'm sure the internet is lighting up with 'Well, you can't believe any test,' " Mike DeWine said in a WCOL radio interview Friday, after a whirlwind of events the day before when the initial positive showing forced the Republican to scrub a planned meeting with President Donald Trump. And on Sunday, he told CNN's "State of the Union" that "people should not take away from my experience that testing is not reliable or doesn't work."
- 25 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in City of Cleveland: CLEVELAND (WJW) - The Cleveland Department of Public Health has been notified of 25 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 and no new fatalities. According to officials, that brings the new total to 4,504 confirmed cases and 89 deaths. The ages of those affected range from under 20 years old to...
New Cases Breakdown:
*Based on Media Reports*
- Franklin: 135 new cases, 18317 in total, 1 new death
- Cuyahoga: 100 new cases, 13514 in total
- Hamilton: 60 new cases, 9643 in total
- Lucas: 60 new cases, 5348 in total
- Montgomery: 44 new cases, 4362 in total
- Summit: 32 new cases, 3555 in total
- Butler: 38 new cases, 2929 in total
- Marion: 3 new cases, 2925 in total
- Mahoning: 22 new cases, 2554 in total
- Pickaway: 4 new cases, 2387 in total
- Stark: 14 new cases, 1827 in total
- Warren: 22 new cases, 1789 in total
- Lorain: 34 new cases, 1770 in total
- Columbiana: 2 new cases, 1658 in total
- Trumbull: 6 new cases, 1524 in total
- Fairfield: 20 new cases, 1387 in total
- Delaware: 9 new cases, 1301 in total
- Licking: 21 new cases, 1281 in total
- Clark: 4 new cases, 1146 in total
- Lake: 3 new cases, 1114 in total
- Wood: 13 new cases, 1043 in total
- Clermont: 12 new cases, 933 in total
- Medina: 9 new cases, 923 in total
- Miami: 7 new cases, 839 in total
- Tuscarawas: 1 new case, 782 in total
- Portage: 4 new cases, 758 in total
- Allen: 8 new cases, 740 in total
- Greene: 6 new cases, 690 in total
- Mercer: 7 new cases, 612 in total
- Richland: 4 new cases, 604 in total
- Erie: 5 new cases, 575 in total
- Ashtabula: 7 new cases, 569 in total
- Geauga: 2 new cases, 556 in total
- Wayne: 10 new cases, 539 in total
- Ross: 16 new cases, 484 in total
- Huron: 1 new case, 396 in total
- Darke: 2 new cases, 395 in total
- Ottawa: 9 new cases, 386 in total
- Hancock: 6 new cases, 378 in total
- Sandusky: 4 new cases, 377 in total
- Madison: 19 new cases, 374 in total
- Athens: 1 new case, 357 in total
- Holmes: 1 new case, 328 in total
- Lawrence: 4 new cases, 283 in total
- Auglaize: 4 new cases, 254 in total
- Union: 5 new cases, 251 in total
- Muskingum: 11 new cases, 236 in total
- Jefferson: 5 new cases, 229 in total
- Scioto: 2 new cases, 226 in total
- Seneca: 10 new cases, 214 in total
- Knox: 2 new cases, 205 in total
- Preble: 2 new cases, 203 in total
- Washington: 1 new case, 203 in total
- Shelby: 4 new cases, 194 in total
- Coshocton: 1 new case, 193 in total
- Champaign: 3 new cases, 176 in total
- Morrow: 2 new cases, 170 in total
- Hardin: 1 new case, 165 in total
- Clinton: 2 new cases, 164 in total
- Highland: 2 new cases, 158 in total
- Logan: 3 new cases, 155 in total
- Fulton: 1 new case, 148 in total
- Wyandot: 1 new case, 146 in total
- Defiance: 2 new cases, 144 in total
- Ashland: 1 new case, 144 in total
- Williams: 1 new case, 135 in total
- Perry: 7 new cases, 130 in total
- Brown: 2 new cases, 129 in total
- Hocking: 2 new cases, 118 in total
- Guernsey: 1 new case, 117 in total
- Henry: 1 new case, 117 in total
- Fayette: 1 new case, 113 in total
- Monroe: 2 new cases, 93 in total
- Paulding: 2 new cases, 69 in total
- Adams: 2 new cases, 61 in total
- Meigs: 2 new cases, 40 in total
- Morgan: 1 new case, 26 in total