/tags/public-health-advisory-system public health advisory system en-US Copyright Thu, 19 Nov 2020 19:10:26 GMT /news/2020-11-19/franklin-county-first-in-ohio-to-reach-highest-level-of-covid-19-severity Franklin County is the first and only county in the state to be elevated to a level four "purple" health emergency, the most severe indicator on Ohio's… Thu, 19 Nov 2020 19:10:26 GMT /news/2020-11-19/franklin-county-first-in-ohio-to-reach-highest-level-of-covid-19-severity Gabe Rosenberg /wvxu-stories/2020-11-12/ohio-sets-record-with-more-than-7-000-new-coronavirus-cases A day after Gov. Mike DeWine strengthened face mask orders, the state reported 7,101 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in Ohio... Thu, 12 Nov 2020 20:03:29 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-11-12/ohio-sets-record-with-more-than-7-000-new-coronavirus-cases Jennifer Merritt, Jennifer Merritt /wvxu-stories/2020-10-29/ohio-counties-avoid-turning-purple-but-dewine-cautions-there-is-no-place-to-hide Despite much speculation, not a single Ohio county turned "purple" on the state's coronavirus health advisory scale Thursday, however, the previous day... Thu, 29 Oct 2020 18:52:12 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-10-29/ohio-counties-avoid-turning-purple-but-dewine-cautions-there-is-no-place-to-hide Jennifer Merritt, Jennifer Merritt /ideastream/2020-09-17/covid-19-cases-decreasing-in-summit-but-rising-in-portage-counties Updated: 5:35 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 Summit County has dropped from coronavirus alert Level 3, or red, down two levels to Level 1, or yellow, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday during his regular virus briefing. But more counties are moving up from Level 1 to Level 2, and in the case of Portage County, the increase in COVID-19 cases has taken the county up from Level 2 to Level 3. Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:35:36 GMT /ideastream/2020-09-17/covid-19-cases-decreasing-in-summit-but-rising-in-portage-counties Glenn Forbes, Gayle Putrich /news/2020-08-27/coronavirus-in-ohio-franklin-county-drops-to-orange-health-emergency Franklin County is among four counties that saw their public health emergency levels reduced this week due to dropping rates of new COVID-19 cases.Under… Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:23:24 GMT /news/2020-08-27/coronavirus-in-ohio-franklin-county-drops-to-orange-health-emergency Sarah Taylor /news/2020-08-27/columbus-city-schools-allows-sports-again-as-outbreak-eases-in-franklin-county Columbus City Schools will once again allow sports and other extracurriculars, just two weeks after the district suspended in-person activities, due to… Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:00:47 GMT /news/2020-08-27/columbus-city-schools-allows-sports-again-as-outbreak-eases-in-franklin-county Gabe Rosenberg /news/2020-08-21/coronavirus-in-ohio-senior-centers-adult-day-services-can-reopen-in-september Gov. Mike DeWine on Thurday set a reopening date of senior centers and adult day centers for September 21 and laid out several measures the facilities… Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:18:08 GMT /news/2020-08-21/coronavirus-in-ohio-senior-centers-adult-day-services-can-reopen-in-september Andy Chow, Leila Goldstein /news/2020-07-16/coronavirus-in-ohio-mask-mandate-coming-for-more-than-half-of-states-population There are now 19 counties under a Level 3 advisory for the spread of COVID-19 in Ohio. This means more than 60% of the state's population will be under a… Thu, 16 Jul 2020 23:00:03 GMT /news/2020-07-16/coronavirus-in-ohio-mask-mandate-coming-for-more-than-half-of-states-population Andy Chow /news/2020-07-15/gov-mike-dewine-wear-a-mask-every-time-you-go-out-in-public In a special address from the Ohio Statehouse, Gov. Mike DeWine urged all Ohioans to wear face masks no matter where in the state they live, but declined… Wed, 15 Jul 2020 10:41:05 GMT /news/2020-07-15/gov-mike-dewine-wear-a-mask-every-time-you-go-out-in-public Gabe Rosenberg /news/2020-07-07/coronavirus-in-ohio-gov-dewine-mandates-face-masks-in-seven-counties Gov. Mike DeWine announced the Ohio Department of Health will issue a public health order requiring face masks in public in seven counties where the… Tue, 07 Jul 2020 18:27:43 GMT /news/2020-07-07/coronavirus-in-ohio-gov-dewine-mandates-face-masks-in-seven-counties Gabe Rosenberg