“We are facing a monumental crisis in Ohio,” Gov. Mike DeWine said Friday. “...It is up to everyone to slow this virus down. Protect your family and friends. Wear a mask.”
On Thursday the governor countered claims that cases were increasing due to the state expanding testing.
“Our testing has increased but our cases have spiked dramatically—almost four times the amount of our testing increase,” he said.
Southwest Ohio is seeing an “exponential growth” in coronavirus hospitalizations, with numbers doubling every three weeks, said Dr. Rick Lofgren of UC Health.
Lofgren is the leader of Zone 3, which covers southwest Ohio, including Butler, Clark, Champaign, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby and Warren counties. He joined other zone leaders and hospital officials to share how recent spike in coronavirus cases are impacting hospitals across the state.
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