COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A majority of Ohio counties have cleared the state’s goal of 50 onset cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 over two weeks, as cases continue to drop in the Buckeye State heading into summer. Hitting that rate does not officially do anything, but it is an important mile marker that Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health use to track where each county is in its fight against the virus. Just 15 of Ohio’s 88 counties are still above 50 per 100,000 according to state data released Thursday, and the highest county, Carroll, is only at 70.6. Four counties are below 10 cases per 100,000, with the lowest, Hancock County, at just 5.3. Ohio’s 88 counties are ranked by highest rate of onset COVID-19 cases over two weeks. (Screenshot via Ohio Department of Health) “We’re moving, and it’s consistent throughout the state or it’s going…
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