State agency news releases about the response to mitigation efforts of the coronavirus.

State COVID-19 Update: Expanding COVID-19 Testing Locations with Support from Ohio National Guard

COVID-19 Update: Expanding COVID-19 Testing Locations with Support from Ohio National Guard January 11, 2022 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced additional Guard deployments to support COVID-19 testing locations across the state, including three testing locations in Cincinnati. “We are grateful that National Guard members are continuing to fill critical

State COVID-19 Update: Ohio Expands COVID-19 Testing Locations with Support from Ohio National Guard

COVID-19 Update: Ohio Expands COVID-19 Testing Locations with Support from Ohio National Guard January 3, 2022 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that the Ohio Department of Health, the Ohio National Guard, and the Ohio Hospital Association will expand COVID-19 testing locations in nine Ohio cities, including several new locations, starting

State COVID-19 Update: Governor DeWine Provides Update on COVID Exposure, Pediatric Vaccination Information

COVID-19 Update: Governor DeWine Provides Update on COVID Exposure, Pediatric Vaccination Information November 4, 2021 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today updated Ohioans about his recent COVID-19 exposure. The Governor cancelled public events through Sunday after he and First Lady Fran DeWine were exposed to COVID-19 by staff members who tested positive.

State COVID-19 Update: Hospital Situation, Vaccine Incentives, School Bus Drivers

COVID-19 Update: Hospital Situation, Vaccine Incentives, School Bus Drivers September 23, 2021 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today provided an update on the increased impact that COVID-19 hospitalizations are having on our hospitals and a new vaccine incentive effort to help keep our children in school, in-person, five days a week. LETTER

State COVID-19 Update: Vaccinations Increasing, Delta Variant, Local Efforts Encouraged

COVID-19 Update: Vaccinations Increasing, Delta Variant, Local Efforts Encouraged August 6, 2021 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today provided the following updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. VACCINATIONS INCREASING Today Governor DeWine announced that vaccination rates are increasing across the state. There has been an increase of vaccinations in 85 of

State COVID-19 Update: Vax-a-Million Winners, Youth Vaccinations, Death Data

COVID-19 Update: Vax-a-Million Winners, Youth Vaccinations, Death Data June 24, 2021 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today provided the following updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. OHIO VAX-A-MILLION For yesterday's fifth and final Ohio Vax-a-Million drawing, 3,469,542 vaccinated adults entered for a chance to win $1 million, and 154,889 vaccinated youth

State COVID-19 Update: State of Emergency to be Lifted, Vax-A-Million Winners

COVID-19 Update: State of Emergency to be Lifted, Vax-A-Million Winners June 17, 2021 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today provided the following updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. END OF ORDERS Today, Governor DeWine announced that the state emergency in Ohio caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will be lifted on

State COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Uptake, Vax-a-Million Winners

COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Uptake, Vax-a-Million Winners June 10, 2021 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today provided the following updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. VACCINE UPTAKE Ohio continues to see increases in vaccine uptake across the state following the announcement of the Ohio Vax-A-Million initiative that was launched last month to

State COVID-19 Update: Governor DeWine issues urgent appeal to COVID-19 vaccine providers, Ohioans: ‘The time to act is now.’

COVID-19 Update: Governor DeWine issues urgent appeal to COVID-19 vaccine providers, Ohioans: ‘The time to act is now.’ June 7, 2021 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—With approximately 200,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Ohio set to expire on June 23, Governor Mike DeWine issued an urgent communication to vaccine providers today asking them

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