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Coronavirus Pandemic: Stay-Safe-Ohio order replaces stay-at-home order

The stay-at-home order has expired and a new order Stay-Safe-Ohio order is in place until to May 29 in Ohio according to a release sent out by The Ohio Department of Health.

“The change in verbiage was intentional,” Lt. Gov. Jon Husted said."This represents a transition to the next phase of how we’re going to live our lives."

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Husted said the change in name for the order was done to show we have transitioned into a new phase.

The order will be superseded as new developments occur during the month, so Gov. Mike DeWine cautioned staying tied to the May 29 date.

DeWine held his afternoon press conference at 2 p.m.

The following announcements were made:

  • DeWine said the public having confidence in their safety is key and influencing the decisions he is making as the state reopens. “I know some of you think we’re not moving fast enough. Some think we’re going to fast. We’re trying to get it right,” DeWine said.
  • The state has a restaurant advisory group and barbershop/salon advisory group that has begun working. Ohio is also putting together groups for libraries, travel/tourism, sports, outdoor recreation, gym, theater, childcare, adult daycare, etc.

LATEST STATE DATA: As of Friday afternoon, there are 18,743 cases in the state, 1,002 deaths, and 3,634 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

Ohio has an estimated population of approximately 11.7 million, census records show.

The state’s long-term care facilities have seen 17 percent of the total cases in Ohio.

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Of the state’s positive cases, 22% are from Ohio’s prisons. At those prisons, there has been an increase in testing.

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

There have been 133,248 people tested for coronavirus in Ohio. In the state, 2,880 cases are health care workers, which is 16 percent of the cases.

It is important to note the number of confirmed cases is not a true reflection of actual cases in the state because of the limited amount of testing available. The hope is that the number of cases will be more accurate because of the expansion of the testing standards.

Things you need to know today, Friday:

  • Phase 1 of RestartOhio launches today with the resumption of all health procedures that do not require an overnight stay in a hospital. Dentist and veterinarians services can resume normal operations as well.
  • Health Commissioner Jeff Cooper, Public Health -- Dayton & Montgomery County, said Thursday that businesses not in compliance with the state’s plan will be investigated and given a cease and desist order if applicable.
  • After announcing the delivery of 4.1 million pieces of personal protection equipment (PPE) to health care facilities, DeWine on Thursday said 1.1 million pieces of PPE have been sent the last few weeks to the state prison system, where some inmates have tested positive.
  • MORE TESTING CAPACITY: Ohio is hoping to start fairly soon testing more of the general public for coronavirus, DeWine said.
  • CONTACT TRACING: The ability to track cases (contact tracing) will become important because testing capacity will increase as the state reopens, Cooper said.
  • FACE COVERINGS: Employees will be required to wear face coverings, but PHDMC cannot enforce the order, Cooper said, so employers must step up and make sure employees are wearing face coverings -- except for the exceptions spelled out by the DeWine administration.
  • GRADUATIONS: School districts and residents are being asked to comply with the spirit of recommendations issued by the state’s health and education departments, which strongly suggest virtual graduation ceremonies as the safest way to go, Cooper said. PHDMC is not approving or disapproving any graduation plan, he said, noting, “We have confidence our school districts will make the right decisions.” The state health department’s statement on graduation ceremonies is on the PHDMC website at phdmc.org/coronavirusupdates
  • DONATIONS FOR MASKS: The Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency is asking residents to donate clean, cotton fabric (preferably white, gray or tan) for the making of masks/face coverings. Please drop off donated cloth, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., to the St. Vincent DePaul loading dock, 945 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd. The Montgomery County EMA has delivered PPE to 232 organizations throughout the area.
  • ASYMPTOMATIC PEOPLE: Michael Dohn, M.D., PHDMC medical director, said he is worried about clerks at convenience stores who are being exposed to hundreds of people who may be asymptomatic. Clerks and sales force workers are being put at risk by people who don’t wear masks, he said, because nobody knows how many asymptomatic individuals there are walking around.
  • COVID-19 ‘NOT MANMADE’: President Trump said he didn’t see the Office of National Intelligence report, made public Friday, that concluded the coronavirus is “not manmade.” According to national reports, U.S. intelligence agencies concluded the new coronavirus was “not manmade or genetically modified” but said they are still examining whether the origins of the pandemic trace to contact with infected animals or an accident at a Chinese lab. The statement comes from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the clearinghouse for the web of U.S. spy agencies. Trump and his allies have continued to say an infectious disease lab in Wuhan, the epicenter of the Chinese outbreak, was the source of the global pandemic.
  • FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF: President Trump said he “wouldn’t mind” having flags lowered to half-staff to signify national mourning for COVID-19 victims.

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