DeWine is holding a briefing this afternoon from his home in Cedarville, where he is continuing to quarantine.
The new health advisory map is scheduled to be released today.
Watch Governor DeWine’s press briefing live here:
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The following announcements have been made:
- Dr. Curt Daniels, of Ohio State and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, said myocarditis, which is an inflammation of the heart muscle, is a concern with patients that have coronavirus.
- Myocarditis is not new, but is usually caused by a viral infection and has been pushed to the front line with the heightened awareness around coronavirus. Myocarditis has been found in about 10-13 percent of athletes that have been diagnosed with coronavirus and evaluated by Daniels’ facilities, he said. In each case, the myocarditis was considered mild, he said.
- Mercer and Champaign remain numbers 1 and 2 in Ohio counties ranked by higest occurence of COVID-19 with cases per 100,000 people. Darke County, which was third in the state Tuesday, has moved to number 4.
- The Public Health Advisory system levels for the Miami Valley remain unchanged for all except Champaign County, which moves from Yellow Level 1 to Orange Level 2.
- DeWine announced a new pop-up testing site in Montgomery County, scheduled for Aug. 18 at Kettering Fields, 444 N. Bend Drive, Dayton. A pop-up site also was announced for Aug. 21 in Middletown. Additional details on the Middletown site were not immediately available.
- DeWine shared a map showing the Red Level 3 counties outlines and the plans for schools to return to class
- Gov. Mike DeWine said the state will be issuing its executive action plan to address minority health in the state following the recommendations of the Minority Health Strike Force’s final report. “This is my action plan to reinforce our commitment to advancing health equity and establishing Ohio as a model for justice, equity, opportunity, and resilience,” DeWine said.
- DeWine said the final report has 34 recommendations on dismantling racism, removing public health obstacles, improving the social/economic and physical environments, and strengthening data collection to better track disparities.
- DeWine issued challenges to colleges and universities to come up with ways to recruit more African Americans and other minorities to become teachers. He also challenged The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services to do more with foster care, because the sad reality is that minority children do not get adopted at the same rate as white children.
- DeWine announced a commitment to create the Ohio Governor’s Equity Advisory Board, a permanent, ongoing group to help guide us as we address the underlying conditions and root causes contributing to disparities in life and health in Ohio.
- DeWine said a high school sports announcement will be made on Tuesday. The announcement will come with a restriction on the amount of fans, but alluded to family members being allowed to attend, DeWine said. “This will be a little disruptive for some people,” he said.
- DeWine said the ability to play sports and do extra curricular activities is directly dependent on what is happening with coronavirus in communities.
Some things you should know today, Thursday:
- Rest Haven nursing home in Darke County reported the highest number of cases in the state this week
- Results are in from the Aug. 5 pop-up testing event at the Nutter Center in Fairborn
- New cases of the virus are being reported at Centerville senior lifestyle facility
- The state travel advisory, issued weekly by Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration in continuing response to the pandemic, is out and there are five states on it.
LATEST STATE DATA: As of Thursday afternoon, there have been at least 105,426 confirmed or probable cases in the state, 3,755 deaths, and 12,023 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health. 83,642 people are presumed to have recovered from the virus in the state.
Ohio has an estimated population of approximately 11.7 million, census records show.
[ Local cases, deaths reported to Ohio Department of Health ]
There have been 1,747,737 people tested for the coronavirus in Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
A total of 11,782 health care workers have tested positive which is about 11 percent of the cases.
[ Local cases, deaths reported to Ohio Department of Health ]
Things you should know today:
- Pop-up testing event scheduled for Montgomery County this Saturday
- Virus testing site opens on U.S.-Mexico border -- a first
- Business lobby raises concerns over Trump payroll tax break
- How can Wall Street be so healthy when Main Street isn’t?
- Accounting change drops CV-19 death count in UK by 5,000
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