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DeWine lifts mask requirement for vaccinated more than 2 weeks early Kaitlin Schroeder Ohio mask requirements for the fully vaccinated will be largely dropped, in line with new CDC guidance and more than two weeks ahead of the scheduled expiration of Ohio’s pandemic mandates, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday afternoon. The announcement came just two days after DeWine shared that the mask and social distancing orders would all expire June 2, and one day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised that it’s generally safe for the fully vaccinated to be unma...

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COVID daily hospitalizations still above Ohio’s 21-day average Kristen Spicker © Bill Lackey A COVID vaccination clinic is set up in the Pam Evans Smith Arena on the Wittenberg University campus. BILL LACKEY/STAFF As coronavirus cases continue to decrease in Ohio, the state’s daily hospitalizations continue to stay above its 21-day average. Ohio reported 145 COVID daily hospitalizations on Wednesday, a drop from the 21-day high of 204 reported Tuesday. However, Wednesday’s number was still above the 21-day average of 121, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Si...