Gov. Mike DeWine during the state's coronavirus update on Thursday, April 15, 2021.
TOLEDO — For most months of the pandemic, Gov. Mike DeWine has opened his state briefings by listing sources of COVID-19 outbreaks.
He described summer weddings turned COVID-19 hotspots and singled out outbreaks at karaoke nights and on sports teams.
Ohio's COVID-19 cases are back on the rise, but the state's pandemic strategy has shifted to vaccinations, with far less emphasis on analysis of COVID-19 spread.
Trending in the other direction
The prospect of Ohio's post-pandemic reopening is slipping farther out of reach.
Gov. Mike DeWine promised the state could reopen when it reports 50 cases per 100,000 people over two weeks. Four weeks ago, that figure hovered around 135 per 100,000. This week, it rose to 200 cases per 100,000 — four times the state goal.