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Two representatives in the Ohio House are in the hospital right now, battling COVID-19. They are the latest to acknowledge they have contracted the virus.
Both Ohio House representatives are COVID positive and have pneumonia. Democrat John Patterson (D-Jefferson) says he has pneumonia in both lungs, but he is lucky because he sought treatment for it early. Democrat John Rogers (D- Rocky River) says he was hospitalized Sunday when his blood oxygen levels were low but says he is breathing easier now.
Both of the Democratic representatives attended a House Finance Committee Meeting earlier this month with Republican Rep. Steve Hambley. In an interview, Hambley told reporters he tested positive twice for coronavirus last month. Two other representatives who attended that same meeting, Republicans Rick Carfagna and Gary Sherer, have also tested positive in recent days.
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