On October 29, Governor Mike DeWine announced that Ohio had hit a record number of cases reported in a single 24-hour period (between October 27-28), health officials reported a total of 3,590 new positive coronavirus cases in Ohio which is more than 700 cases more than the previous high number of cases reported last on October 24. A total of 194 new hospitalizations were also reported during that same 24-hour period, the third-highest number of hospitalizations reported in a single day so far.
“The virus is raging throughout the state, and there is no place to hide,” said Gov. DeWine. “We must face this virus head-on with the tools that we know can beat this virus back: masks, social distancing, washing hands frequently, and good ventilation when inside.”