With 1 Million Vaccinated and Hospitalizations Down, Ohio Could End Curfew UPDATED 6:45 AM ET Feb. 08, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:15 PM ET Feb. 06, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:15 PM EST Feb. 06, 2021
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COLUMBUS, Ohio The state crossed a milestone over the weekend as it reported more than 1 million people have been vaccinated, and officials said they are increasingly confident the pandemic is coming under control.
The state s curfew will expire Thursday if COVID-19 hospitalizations remain under 2,500 between now and then, according to Gov. Mike DeWine.
Sunday marked six consecutive days of hospitalizations under 2,500. The state’s dashboard showed 1,978 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 the first day below 2,000 in three months while 530 COVID-19 patients were receiving treatment in intensive care units and 339 patients were on ventilators. Hospitalizations peaked in mid-December above 5,300.
Updated: 4:55 PM EST February 5, 2021
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio Health officials in Columbus and Franklin County announced the stay at home advisory will not be extended. The advisory is set to expire on Feb. 6. Given the decrease in case numbers and Governor DeWine’s change to the state-wide curfew, we and Columbus Public Health won’t be extending the Stay-At-Home order, Franklin County Public Health announced.
Last month, the advisory was extended for a third time. It was initially put in place on Nov. 20 due to a high number of COVID-19 cases and community spread.
While the city and county officials are allowing the order to expire, the Ohio Department of Health still has an 11 p.m. statewide curfew in place.
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