Gov. Mike DeWine delayed his announcement about how childcare services will be rolled out in his continuing Responsible RestartOhio plan, saying he needs more information.

March 18, he signed an executive order establishing a temporary pandemic child care license that allows the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to provide child care to families where parents work in the health, safety, and essential service fields during the pandemic. The agency would issue temporary pandemic child care licenses to ensure communities have access to child care.

The governor did, however, announce that Jobs Ohio and Ohio Commerce are implementing a liquor rebate program that will offer a one-time rebate to bars and restaurants to defray the cost of restocking high-proof spirituous liquor.

Friday, restaurants, salons, and other personal services businesses will reopen.

LATEST STATE DATA: As of Monday afternoon, there are 24,777 cases in the state, 1,357 deaths, and 4,413 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

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

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Of the state’s positive cases, 19.5% are from Ohio’s prisons. At those prisons, there has been an increase in testing.

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There have been 209,153 people tested for coronavirus in Ohio. In the state, 3,841 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.

The Stay-Safe-Ohio order will be superseded as new developments occur during the month, so the governor is warning everyone not to wed themselves to May 29, when the order is to expire.

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