A second case of the COVID-19 coronavirus has now been confirmed in Hamilton County, health officials said. That news came during a Hamilton County Commission meeting Thursday afternoon. Health officials said the second case involves a man in his 60s. That man is hospitalized, health officials said. Earlier Thursday, county officials announced its first case within Hamilton County --a woman in her 20s. The woman, who resides in New York, is not hospitalized and doing "remarkably well, said Greg Kesterman, interim health commissioner.The woman tested positive at University of Cincinnati West Chester, and is recovering at her family's home at an undisclosed location within Hamilton County. Because the woman now resides in New York, she will not be counted among the state of Ohio's totals, Kesterman added.Health officials said they do not believe this case provides any sort of increased risk within the community, saying that she flew to the area from New York to stay with family.Eighty-eight cases have now been confirmed across the state. Cases have been confirmed in the following counties: Ashland (1), Belmont (2), Butler (8), Coshocton (2), Cuyahoga (38), Darke (1), Delaware (1), Franklin (7), Geauga (1), Huron (1), Lake (2), Lorain (6), Lucas (1), Mahoning (3), Medina (4), Stark (3), Summit (4), Trumbull (2) and Tuscarawas (1).Gov. Mike DeWine ordered additional closures Wednesday, telling the state's barbershops, hair dressers, salons, nail spas and tattoo parlors to close by the day's end. In addition, DeWine ordered most of the state's Bureau of Motor Vehicles locations close. The governor said 181 locations will close and five essential locations will remain open.The governor previously ordered the closure of the state's restaurants, bars, gyms, fitness centers, recreation centers, bowling alleys, indoor water parks, movie theaters and trampoline parks.DeWine is also telling all businesses across the state to begin taking temperatures of every employee every day."We're taking this one step at a time. If we find that we can't get employers to take temperatures, we'll have to go to the next stage and close everything down, unless it's essential," DeWine said.http://snippi.com/s/9in0uod

A second case of the COVID-19 coronavirus has now been confirmed in Hamilton County, health officials said.

That news came during a Hamilton County Commission meeting Thursday afternoon. Health officials said the second case involves a man in his 60s.


That man is hospitalized, health officials said.

Earlier Thursday, county officials announced its first case within Hamilton County --a woman in her 20s.

The woman, who resides in New York, is not hospitalized and doing "remarkably well, said Greg Kesterman, interim health commissioner.

The woman tested positive at University of Cincinnati West Chester, and is recovering at her family's home at an undisclosed location within Hamilton County. Because the woman now resides in New York, she will not be counted among the state of Ohio's totals, Kesterman added.

Health officials said they do not believe this case provides any sort of increased risk within the community, saying that she flew to the area from New York to stay with family.

Eighty-eight cases have now been confirmed across the state. Cases have been confirmed in the following counties: Ashland (1), Belmont (2), Butler (8), Coshocton (2), Cuyahoga (38), Darke (1), Delaware (1), Franklin (7), Geauga (1), Huron (1), Lake (2), Lorain (6), Lucas (1), Mahoning (3), Medina (4), Stark (3), Summit (4), Trumbull (2) and Tuscarawas (1).

Gov. Mike DeWine ordered additional closures Wednesday, telling the state's barbershops, hair dressers, salons, nail spas and tattoo parlors to close by the day's end. In addition, DeWine ordered most of the state's Bureau of Motor Vehicles locations close. The governor said 181 locations will close and five essential locations will remain open.

The governor previously ordered the closure of the state's restaurants, bars, gyms, fitness centers, recreation centers, bowling alleys, indoor water parks, movie theaters and trampoline parks.

DeWine is also telling all businesses across the state to begin taking temperatures of every employee every day.

"We're taking this one step at a time. If we find that we can't get employers to take temperatures, we'll have to go to the next stage and close everything down, unless it's essential," DeWine said.

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