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![Ohio University's Cutler Hall on the first day of the semester.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OU-Image-scaled-e1599491277344-900x422.jpg)
Ohio University races to test returning students as COVID-19 cases surge
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University is expecting a big surge in COVID-19 cases but remains committed to in-person instruction when classes resume Monday. Dr. Gillian Ice, who oversees the… Read More
![Kids walk to class in the hallway of Worthington Kilbourne High School. All students will be back in the district's schools for in-person learning starting March 22.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/kids_in_high_school_hallway_-_konik-e1616086048365-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Lawmakers Approve Bill To Change Federal Test Requirements
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill to change the way Ohio does federally mandated standardized K-12 tests this year is on its way to Gov. Mike DeWine. The bill… Read More
![KSU freshman Thomas Jahnke is tested for COVID-19 in October at the KSU Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement. Health Departments will receive rapid antigen tests that can be administered at home under a deal announced Thursday by Gov. Mike DeWine.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/testCapture-e1611261907930-900x422.jpg)
State Launches Partnership to Provide Rapid, In Home COVID-19 Testing; Curfew Will be Extended
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Ohio’s public health departments are getting something Gov. Mike DeWine says they’ve wanted for a long time: rapid, in-home COVID-19 tests. DeWine today announced a partnership… Read More
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Sewage Offers Clues To Combating Coronavirus Spread
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Athens learned this week that the presence of the coronavirus in its wastewater is up 10-fold since testing began early in September. The… Read More
![The entrance to Continuing Health Care in Gahanna, where two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 tests, but no residents have.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/nursing_home_heroes_sign__4_-e1589987721872-900x422.jpeg)
‘Inconsistent Results’ Reported In Ohio’s Assisted Living COVID-19 Testing Program
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state is pausing a widespread COVID-19 testing program at assisted living facilities due to what Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) called “inconsistent results” with… Read More
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Coronavirus Testing Expanded To Assisted-Living Facilities
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has expanded coronavirus testing to all staff members at assisted living facilities. Lance Himes is the governor’s interim director of the Department… Read More
![A worker at the testing site at the Columbus Health Department talks to a patient before administering a PCR test.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/testing_site_-_konik-900x422.jpg)
DeWine’s Conflicting COVID Results Bring Attention To Tests In Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There have been over a thousand new confirmed coronavirus cases in each of the last four days in Ohio, and Friday’s 33 confirmed new… Read More
![A nursing home hallway](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/heiko_kueverling_shutterstock-e1588004384543-900x422.jpg)
Facing Loss Of Ohio National Guard Help, Nursing Homes Taking On Testing
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Three quarters of Ohio’s confirmed COVID-19 deaths are from its nursing homes. Nationwide, more than 40% of coronavirus deaths are linked to long term care facilities. The… Read More
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Ohio Begins Free “Pop-Up” COVID-19 Testing
By: Claudia Cisneros
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LANCASTER, Ohio (WOUB) —The State of Ohio is now offering free COVID-19 testing for individuals, even if they don’t have symptoms or a referral from a doctor. According to Ohio… Read More
![A caregiver tests a patient for coronavirus at University Hospitals, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/coronavirus_testing_university_hospitals_-_by_tony_dejak-e1584562638145-900x422.jpg)
Rural Ohio Valley Counties Lack Sufficient Coronavirus Tests, Report Says
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — Just 15 percent of Kentucky counties meet minimum recommended coronavirus testing levels, according to a new report from health care company Castlight. Sixty-seven percent of West Virginia counties and… Read More
![The entrance to Continuing Health Care in Gahanna, where two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 tests, but no residents have.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/nursing_home_heroes_sign__4_-e1589987721872-900x422.jpeg)
Ohio National Guard Will Bring Testing to Nursing Homes
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There have been at least 674 deaths from coronavirus at nursing homes in Ohio, which is 43% of the state’s confirmed COVID-19 deaths. After saying for… Read More
![A caregiver tests a patient for coronavirus at University Hospitals, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/coronavirus_testing_university_hospitals_-_by_tony_dejak-e1584562638145-900x422.jpg)
WATCH: What’s the Key to U.S. Economic Recovery? Testing, says this Nobel Prize Winner
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — As millions more Americans file for unemployment amid an economy crippled by COVID-19, many states are lifting restrictions and reopening businesses. But is that the correct approach… Read More
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Are Ohio Valley States Ready to Reopen? Analysis Finds More Coronavirus Testing Needed
By: Jeff Young | Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — An analysis by Harvard scientists and NPR finds that most states — including Kentucky and Ohio — are not testing enough residents for coronavirus in order to meet recommended… Read More
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Ohio Prioritizes Coronavirus Testing, DeWine Comments on Protesters
By: Lydia Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Gov. Mike DeWine’s COVID-19 press conference Monday started out with a moment of silence to remember the four Kent State students who lost their lives 50 years… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine speaks at his daily press conference on coronavirus on March 22, 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dewine_looking_at_camera_-_credit_gov_office-e1585060533218-900x422.jpg)
Ohio To Expand Testing, Tracing To ‘Isolate’ COVID-19
By: Nick Castele | WCPN
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) — Ohio will “substantially” increase its capacity for coronavirus testing as the state’s manufacturers step up the production of test kit components, Gov. Mike DeWine said Friday…. Read More
![A health care worker holds a swab used for COVID-19 testing at the ProHEALTH testing site in Jericho, N.Y., March 24, 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/gettyimages-1214734774-47a00b2e0a0de3bd2d2a36af18b2a633b561f626-scaled-e1587576956518-900x422.jpg)
Which States Are Doing Enough Testing? This Benchmark Helps Settle The Debate
By: Allison Aubrey | NPR
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Widespread testing is key to lifting social distancing and preventing more waves of COVID-19. But how do communities know if they’re doing sufficient testing to stay on top of outbreaks?
![A caregiver tests a patient for coronavirus at University Hospitals, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/coronavirus_testing_university_hospitals_-_by_tony_dejak-e1584562638145-900x422.jpg)
Hospitals Banned from Sending COVID-19 Tests to Private Labs
By: Paige Pfleger | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ohio Department of Health director Amy Acton signed an order Wednesday that bans hospitals from sending COVID-19 tests to private labs. Gov. Mike DeWine announced the order… Read More
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COVID-19 Testing Facility Opens in Athens for Those Referred by Physician
By: Claudia Cisneros
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An outpatient COVID-19 testing facility opened Tuesday in Athens in response to the coronavirus pandemic. OhioHealth spokesperson, Keely Stockwell, says they are not making the location… Read More
![Dr. Amy Acton stands at the podium flanked by Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/amy_acton_030920_-_chow-e1584630417821-900x422.jpg)
State Running Low On Coronavirus Tests, Preserving For High-Risk Cases
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Hospitals and labs around the state are running low on coronavirus test kits. State public health officials say that’s why they’re trying to preserve the swabs for people at high-risk… Read More