Gov. Mike DeWine vows to lift coronavirus orders if cases fall to certain level: Capitol Letter
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End in sight? Gov. Mike DeWine, in a brief statewide address Thursday evening, told Ohioans he would remove all coronavirus orders when the state reaches a benchmark: 50 cases per 100,000 people for two weeks. The state average is now at 179.6 per 100,000, although it was as high as 731 on Dec. 3. As Laura Hancock reports, DeWine called the goal “very doable,” and implored Ohioans to stick with safety measures until the end.
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