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Coronavirus is surging, and a bipartisan state Senate wants to lift the bar curfew
With a pandemic worsening at an accelerating clip, a bipartisan group of state Senators is trying to lift restrictions cutting off bar sales at 10 p.m. statewide. On July 31, the Ohio Liquor Control Commission — at the behest of Gov. Mike DeWine — issued an emergency rule prohibiting liquor permit holders from selling alcohol […]
COVID-19 hospitalization in Ohio hits all-time high
More Ohioans are in the hospital with COVID-19 on Monday than at any other point during the pandemic, state data shows. The finding is a troubling indicator as a record surge in new coronavirus infections continues to pound Ohio. On Monday, 1,154 COVID-19 patients occupied Ohio’s hospitals, compared to 1,144 on July 28, the previous […]
65% of Ohioans now living in counties with ‘very high’ levels of COVID-19
Thursday was Ohio’s worst day of the pandemic and all evidence suggests things are likely to worsen, according to interviews and new state data. Nearly 2,200 new COVID-19 infections were reported Thursday, the state’s third record breaking day this week alone. There are 1,041 Ohioans in the hospital with COVID-19 — about 100 shy of […]