06/02/2020

COVID-19 in Ohio: New Cases Remain Steady as State Badly Misses Testing Goal

Less than 9,500 tested daily for the virus in May's last week

Ohio’s pace of coronavirus testing — billed by Governor Mike DeWine as a “key to protecting Ohioans” amid the reopening of the virus-shattered economy — remains dramatically short of the state’s goal.

On April 24, DeWine announced a “breakthrough” — the increased availability of Ohio-produced swabs and reagent solution to analyze samples — would permit up to 22,000 tests a day by late May.

While average daily testing increased 21 percent over the course of last month, only 9,479 people on average were tested for the virus each day in the closing week of May — less than half DeWine’s original goal.

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