Ohio reports record new COVID-19 cases as hospitals struggle to keep up with virus surge – By Max Filby (The Columbus Dispatch) / Nov 23 2020
Ohio shattered its record for new COVID-19 cases Monday as hospital leaders sounded their loudest alarm yet about an influx of virus patients.
Ohio reported 11,885 new cases Monday, a number that’s likely inflated because of a two-day backlog of reporting from the Cleveland Clinic and Mercy Health, said Gov. Mike DeWine. Ohio’s previous record for new cases reported in a single day was 8,808 set Friday, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
DeWine described COVID-19 as a “fast runaway freight train.”
“These cases are kind of baked in now for the next several weeks. … But, we have the ability to change the future,” DeWine said. “The most important thing is what individuals do in their own lives and this comes down to personal responsibility.”
