A man in Trumbull County tested positive for the coronavirus and is hospitalized. The state also issued new orders on large gatherings, prompting many groups to cancel events.

With the closure of K-12 schools and the banning of gatherings of more than 100 people, Ohio is quickly grinding to a halt as the coronavirus spreads throughout the state.

Gov. Mike DeWine announced he will close all schools — public, private and charter — at the end of the day Monday until April 3. The closures do not include child-care facilities.

"We thought long and hard about that, and we understand the sacrifice this is going to entail, but this is the best medical advice we can get from people who study viruses," DeWine said.

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Dr. Amy Action, director of the Ohio Department of Health, signed an order Thursday banning gatherings of more than 100 people, the governor said. The ban does not include grocery stores, restaurants and bars, forms of transit, athletic events that exclude spectators, weddings, funerals or religious worship, DeWine said.

DeWine on Tuesday asked for event organizers and sporting events to limit spectators. Since then the NBA, NHL, MLS and Major League Baseball have postponed their seasons.

In the next few days, DeWine said the state will issue regulations to stop all visitation at nursing homes and state psychiatric hospitals. People who work at nursing homes and psychiatric hospitals will have their temperatures tested.

"This will not last forever ... Everything we’re doing is temporary," DeWine said. "We will get back to normal in Ohio."

A fifth Ohioan tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. He is a 55-year-old man from Trumbull County. The man has been hospitalized in an intensive care unit and did not go to work after developing symptoms, DeWine said.

.@DrAmyActon: I know it is hard to understand #COVID19 since we can't see it, but we know that 1% of our population is carrying this virus today -- that's over 100,000 people.

— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) March 12, 2020

The five cases are expected to double within six days, DeWine said.

"We know that these confirmed numbers are just a small fraction of the individuals who are infected already in the state of Ohio," DeWine said.

Action said 1% of Ohio’s population, more than 100,000 people, were carrying the virus as of Thursday based on estimates using confirmed and presumed cases and experiences in China and other countries.

The state received two additional testing kits for the virus, bringing its capacity to test up to 1,200 people, Acton said.

There are 52 Ohioans awaiting test results for COVID-19. There are 30 Ohioans who have tested negative so far, according to the state Health Department’s website.

The two latest confirmed cases of the virus represent "community spread," officials said. That means a person who had not been traveling abroad was infected by someone else within the U.S.

Acton said the COVID-19 outbreak is expected to peak by late April or mid-May.

Until then, Ohioans will have a few tough months ahead of them, she said.

"Every action every one of us takes is going to save lives," Acton said.

Schools plan for three-week closure after DeWine’s order

State Superintendent Paola DeMaria spoke with educators on a conference call late Thursday afternoon to provide detail and clarity following the school-closing order.

"We anticipate continued cooperation as we transition to this period of suspended in-person activity as seamlessly as possible," DeMaria said in a statement issued at 6 p.m. Thursday. "We are especially grateful to schools that have proactively developed plans to keep learning going even if school buildings aren’t open."

While classes are currently set to resume April 3, local districts will decide exactly how to proceed.

Beyond academics, some school district officials have expressed concerns regarding student access to both the internet and food during an extended closure. Elsewhere in the country, closed schools have resorted to providing kids free meals via pickup or delivery.

For example, all Canton City students receive free breakfast and lunch every day.

Earlier this week, the Ohio Department of Education had asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to continue offering free and reduced-price meals to low-income students should schools close, spokeswoman Mandy Minick said.

Under Ohio's proposal, students could pick up meals to take home, she had said.

The Ohio Education Association, the state's largest teachers union, released a statement in support of DeWine's decision.

"Although we have not yet seen the official order, OEA understands the sacrifice this is going to entail for all Ohioans, but agrees this is the best action at this time," president Scott DiMauro said.

Dispatch Reporters Bill Bush, Alissa Widman Neese, Danae King, Mark Ferenchik, Sarah Sole, Eric Lagatta, Erica Thompson, Megan Henry, Dean Narciso, Anna Staver and Mark Williams and Editors Alan Miller and Kelly Lecker contributed to this story.