Patrick Cooley

Columbus Dispatch

Ohioans continue to be tested for coronavirus, but the state still has no confirmed cases, the Ohio Department of Health announced Sunday afternoon.

Out of 14 suspected cases in Ohio, 10 have tested negative for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, and state officials are awaiting tests results on another four, according to a notice on the health department’s website.

Another 255 people are under public health supervision, the health department said. These are people who have traveled to areas with coronavirus outbreaks but have not exhibited symptoms.

COVID-19 symptoms include fever, dry cough and difficulty breathing and typically appear 14 days after exposure.

More than 100,000 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed worldwide, and the disease has killed at least 3,500 people since the outbreak began in late December, according to the World Health Organization.

The United States has 446 confirmed cases, and at least 19 people there have died of COVID-19.

The disease was first reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has since spread to dozens of countries.

Events and festivals have been canceled, and schools are closed in some parts of the United States.

While Ohio still has no confirmed cases, the state is not entirely unscathed. The health department barred most spectators from the Arnold Sports Festival this weekend, which generally draws tens of thousands of people to downtown Columbus.

State officials allowed athletic competitions to continue and permitted close family members of some participants to attend.

The health department has promised daily updates on test results.

From the Columbus Dispatch: Ohio’s 10th possible coronavirus case tests negative