Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine joined “Bill Hemmer Reports” Friday to discuss his state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying he would like his state to avoid the surge in cases that has hit Sun Belt states. “What we’re seeing in the south, Texas and Florida, is not what we want to see in Ohio. We feel for those folks down there,” DeWine told host Bill Hemmer. “We feel for the doctors and the nurses. We’ve got to do everything in Ohio and keep that from coming to Ohio.” On Friday, Ohio reported 1,679 new coronavirus cases, the highest single-day increase since the pandemic began. Officials there also reported 121 new hospitalizations and nine additional deaths. “You’re not going to eradicate it until we have a vaccine …” the governor said. “But what you don’t want is for it to flare up. And, you know, we’ve got to keep it from flaring up, it’s given…
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