Monday, March 23

Our general COVID-19/Coronavirus Update page can be accessed here. That page includes
resource links, including information pages for Delaware County, its cities, and its schools.

Previous Daily Update pages — Saturday/Sunday, March 21-22

New Closings, Cancellations, Postponements and Changes

At this time, all schools, and almost all businesses that have been ordered to shut down have done so. We will  continue to monitor any additional closure announcements throughout the weekend and will post those here.

Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware County Transit

Federal, State, Local Updates

NATIONAL

Sen. Rand Paul tests positive for COVID-19

Sen. Rand Paul R-Ky., tested positive for the coronavirus. He is the first member of the U.S. Senate to test positive for the virus.

STATE

Ohio issues stay-at-home order for all residents to combat spread of coronavirus

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Sunday announced a stay-at-home order to continue combating the spread of coronavirus, essentially telling all residents to remain in their houses and apartments most of the time. Ohio Health Department Director Dr. Amy Acton signed the order, which will go into effect at 11:59 p.m.

Ohio stay-at-home order: Grocery stores, pet stores, pharmacies, food takeout and delivery to remain open

CLEVELAND, Ohio – On Sunday afternoon, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced a stay-at-home order in the ongoing effort to fight the outbreak of coronavirus. And with it comes many questions. Similar to recent shelter-in-place orders issued in states like California, New York and Illinois, the Ohio order instructs all residents to stay in their homes until further notice, save for a few exceptions.

LOCAL

COVID-19 – Delaware General Health District

CDC is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that was first detected in China and which has now been detected in 60 locations internationally, including in the United States. The virus has been named “SARS-CoV-2” and the disease it causes has been named “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated “COVID-19”).

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