CLEVELAND — As Ohio experiences a spike in COVID-19 cases across the state, Gov. Mike DeWine discussed his concerns about the situation in Cuyahoga County early Monday afternoon.
Gov. DeWine spoke with the media at Burke Lakefront Airport where he addressed how this could impact more schools with the need to go "totally remote."
“We’re already starting to see that in some communities in Ohio where the virus has risen up,” he said.
He also urged all Ohioans to increase their mask usage.
"Rural counties, we're not seeing their mask-wearing as high. We'd like to really see it get up," DeWine said. "If we could get 85 percent of the people who are out in public to wear a mask in the state, if we could get people to -- not stop what they're doing, but rather to do it differently, that's what we're going to have to do as we go through this. It's going to make all the difference in the world."
His visit to Cleveland comes as Ohio broke multiple records for new COVID-19 infections last week. During his press briefing Thursday, Gov. DeWine revealed that 65% of Ohioans are now living in red-level counties. Both Cuyahoga and Summit counties were also elevated back into the "red" COVID-19 alert status last week. Portage, Stark and Mahoning counties are also under a "red" alert level.
Earlier Monday morning, we asked our viewers on social media if Ohio should pull back any reopening plans to combat the recent spike of COVID-19 cases -- and hundreds of comments quickly poured in. Tell us your thoughts by commenting on the post below:
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