Southwest Ohio counties COVID-19 data trending downward in encouraging sign
Gov. Mike DeWine: Restrictions will be lifted when cases fall to 50 per 100,000 residents for two weeks
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Updated: 5:53 PM EST Mar 5, 2021
Southwest Ohio counties COVID-19 data trending downward in encouraging sign
Gov. Mike DeWine: Restrictions will be lifted when cases fall to 50 per 100,000 residents for two weeks
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Updated: 5:53 PM EST Mar 5, 2021
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HERE IN OHIO HEARING GOVERNOR. MIKE DEWINE TALK ABOUT THE DAY COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS MIGHT BECOME A THING OF THE PAST PUT AN EXTRA BOUNCE IN DON GRADY STEP TODAY. EXCITED THAT THE STATE IS TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT STANDING BY THE HANDMADE JEWELRY. SHE SELLS IN HER STORE AND OVER THE RHINE GRADY REMAINS CAUTIOUS. I’M ALL FOR FOLLOWING THE DATA AND FOLLOWING THE TRENDS OF THE DATA BEFORE WE JUST JUMP BACK OUT THERE AND CREATE A PROBLEM. THAT’S WORSE THAN WHAT WE’VE ALREADY IMAGINED DEWINE SAYS DATA IS THE KEY TO ENDING THINGS LIKE THE STATE’S MASK MANDATE, DR. ANDY BECK WITH CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL EXPLAINED WHAT THE GOVERNOR AND OFFICIALS WITH THE STATE’S DEPARTMENT. OF HEALTH ARE CLOSELY MONITORING. SO THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES PER POPULATION OVER THE LAST WEEK DEWINE SAID THURSDAY THAT WHEN COVID-19 CASES FALL TO 50 OR FEWER FOR EVERY 100,000 RESIDENTS FOR TWO STRAIGHT WEEKS. STATEWIDE RESTRICTIONS WILL GO AWAY. SO, HOW ARE WE DOING IN GREATER CINCINNATI? I MULTIPLIED IT OUT AND IT’S ABOUT 110 OR SO. SO WE’RE A LITTLE WE’RE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN TWO AND TWO AND A HALF TIMES ABOVE THE THRESHOLD THAT THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED BECK SAYS. IT’S A LOT BETTER THAN JUST A MONTH AGO. WHICH SOUNDS GREAT TO MATT ALTAR AHEAD OF CINCINNATI’S FIRE. UNION TELLS ME IT’S BEEN WEEKS SINCE HE’S HEARD ABOUT AN ACTIVE COVID CASE AMONG HIS COLLEAGUES. IT DOES SEEM JUST WANT A SMALL SCALE. WE ALWAYS SAY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS A MICROCOSM OF LARGER SOCIETY, BUT ON THE SMALL SCALE, IT DOES APPEAR THAT WE ARE HEADING TOWARDS HOPEFULLY BRIGHTER DAYS. NOW MATT ALDER SAYS FIREFIGHTERS IN THE CITY ARE EAGER TO RE-ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY SCHOOL STUDENTS. ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THAT’S BEEN PUT ON PAUSE BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC TODD -- WLWT NEWS 5 RIGHT TODD BACK TO THE NUMBERS FOR A MINUTE MATHCAPS BACK ON AS FAR AS SOUTHWEST OHIO WHO’S DOING THE BEST AND WHO’S DOING THE WORST STEPHEN AS OF THURSDAY BUTLER COUNTY AND WARREN COUNTY ARE SEEING THE MOST NEW COVID CASES THOSE TWO COUNTIES ARE AVERAGING NEARLY. TWO CASES A WEEK FOR EVERY 100,000 PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE NOW ON THE POSITIVE SIDE BROWN COUNTY IS AVERAGING 49 NEW CASES PER WEEK PER 100,000 RESIDENTS. THAT’S ONE BELOW A GOVERNOR DEWINE’S REOPENING THRESHOLD OF 50 COMING IN SECOND IS HIGHLAND COUNTY WITH 91 NEW CASES A WEEK, STEVEN. ALL RIGHT, SO STILL WORK TO DO ALL OF US TO GET THE LEAST. WE’RE MOVING