CEDARVILLE, Ohio — With the number of daily cases of COVID-19 rising in the state of Ohio, there will soon be an increased number of tests distributed by the DeWine administration.
This is thanks to a federal program that purchased and subsequently sent out more than 150 million COVID-19 tests to states across the country.
"We have received our first shipment a few days ago and these low-cost tests provide a rapid response and are an important step in ramping up testing with the kind of skill we need in order to stop the spread of the virus," Governor DeWine said of the program on Tuesday.
DeWine said that after careful consideration, he and his team have decided to forward the tests on to schools and nursing homes across the state.
"Beginning this week, we are deploying some of these tests to our colleges and to our universities to help them implement the proactive screening plans we recommend," DeWine told reporters, "in addition, we plan to aggressively deploy these tests to our nursing homes."
DeWine discussed the choice by saying that due to the testing requirements and sensitive nature of the residents, sending the tests to nursing homes was an easy decision.