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Although the number of new COVID-19 cases in the state is at its highest level in two months, Gov. Mike DeWine won’t impose any additional restrictions.
Asked about that Thursday, DeWine instead urged Ohioans to wear face masks and get vaccinated against the virus.
“We know how to get out of it, and that’s vaccinating,” he said.
The state has been going in the wrong direction for weeks with COVID-19 cases increasing. The number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in Ohio was 200 on Thursday.
That number was 183.7 cases per 100,000 people last Thursday. It was 167.1 per 100,000 the week prior, 146.9 per 100,000 March 25 and 143.8 March 18.