COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday reiterated the state's goal to have public K-12 schools return to classrooms in the fall.
Start dates for the 2020-21 school year would be entirely up to school districts, he said during a Tuesday briefing on the state's coronavirus response.
"That is not something we have any intention of impacting, barring something that we don't know is coming," DeWine said. "Our goal is to provide broad guidelines in regard to health and that is what we're working on."
He also announced healthcare providers may now resume all surgeries and procedures previously delayed by pandemic restrictions, so long as providers can maintain adequate supplies of PPE and are able to respond to a surge of new cases. The previous Ohio Department of Health order has been amended.
Lt. Gov. Jon Husted on Tuesday announced the Ohio Controlling Board has approved three economic recovery programs targeted at small- to medium-sized manufacturers and minority-owned businesses.
A total $20 million is marked for the Ohio PPE Retooling and Reshoring Grant Program, offers up to $5,000 for small- or medium sized manufacturers to adapt their facilities to make personal protective equipment, which has continued to be in short supply statewide.
"We were caught flat-footed as a nation because we didn't have enough PPE," Husted said. "We don't want to find ourselves in that position again."
The Ohio Minority Micro-Enterprise Grant Program offers up to $10,000 to stabilize about 500 minority-owned businesses in the state that have been greatly impacted by the pandemic.
The $10 million Appalachian Region Loan Program offers up to $500,000 in low-interest loans for small businesses in the state's 32-county Appalachian region, which includes the Mahoning Valley.
More information on the funding programs can be found at businesshelp.ohio.gov.
Below are the latest data presented Tuesday by Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton. To view a full-sized version, click the icon in the upper-right:
Here are other recent developments around the state and nation:
• According to the latest figures Tuesday from the Ohio Department of Health, the state is reporting 33,892 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. There have been 1,456 confirmed cases in Mahoning County; 584 in Trumbull County; and 881 in Columbiana County.
• Statewide, there have been 2,041 confirmed deaths, including 186 in Mahoning County; 50 in Trumbull; and 52 in Columbiana. Mahoning County's 186 reported COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday was fourth-highest among Ohio's 88 counties; Franklin County had the most with 279.
• The City of Youngstown reported 323 total cases, including 59 hospitalizations and 28 deaths.
The federal Bureau of Prisons reported 468 active cases at Federal Correctional Institution Elkton in Lisbon, including 461 cases among inmates and seven cases among employees. Nine inmates have died; the most recent was reported May 8. The number of cases and deaths at the prison are each the second-highest among federal prisons with reported cases. The bureau also reported 112 inmates and 46 employees have recovered from the virus.
• Youngstown Health Commissioner Erin Bishop, who has helped coordinate the city's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, was named an honoree for the Women Warriors initiative through the Guiding Circle of the Community Foundation’s Fund for Women and Girls.
• In nearby counties: Stark, 743 cases and 98 deaths; Portage, 329 cases and 57 deaths; and Ashtabula, 340 cases and 35 deaths.
• The Ohio Senate will consider legislation aimed at protecting individuals and businesses from lawsuits filed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The House voted 84-9 in favor of House Bill 606, known as the “Good Samaritan Expansion Bill,” last week.
• U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, has proposed giving people who return to work following the COVID-19 pandemic $450 a week on top of whatever wages they earn. Portman cited studies showing some workers make more money on unemployment than on the job.
• According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday, there are 72,894 COVID-19 cases in the state which have led to 5,667 deaths. The state reported 67 percent of people who have been diagnosed with the virus have recovered. There were 81 cases in Lawrence County with 8 deaths; 107 cases in Mercer County with 5 deaths.
• Pennsylvania’s revenue estimates for May came in 17 percent below expectations as the COVID-19 economic shutdown continued into a second month. The Department of Revenue said about 45 percent of the $439.7 million shortfall comes from delayed tax payments, while the rest can be attributed to reduced economic activity.
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