coronavirus - tests

'Inconsistent Results' Reported In Ohio's Assisted Living COVID-19 Testing Program

By • Aug 28, 2020
Statehouse News Bureau

The state is pausing a widespread COVID-19 testing program at assisted living facilities due to what Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) called "inconsistent results" with the baseline saliva kits.

DeWine Tests Negative A Second Time; Says He's Looking At Trump's Orders

By • Aug 9, 2020
Gov. Mike DeWine appeared on CNN's State of the Union with Dana Bash on Sunday, August 9,
CNN screenshot

Gov. Mike DeWine tested negative for coronavirus in a third test on Saturday, after a positive rapid result in a test arranged by the White House Thursday and a negative result from a different kind of test a few hours later.

DeWine's Conflicting COVID Results Bring Attention To Tests In Ohio

By • Aug 7, 2020
A worker at the testing site at the Columbus Health Department talks to a patient before administering a PCR test.
Dan Konik

There have been over a thousand new confirmed coronavirus cases in each of the last four days in Ohio, and Friday’s 33 confirmed new deaths is the highest number in a week. And attention has turned to testing after Gov. Mike DeWine got a positive result from a rapid test administered by the White House and a negative from a different kind of test a few hours later. 

After Positive Result From Rapid Test, DeWine Tests Negative For COVID-19

By • Aug 6, 2020
Gov. Mike DeWine took a COVID-19 test during his coronavirus briefing administered by a member of the Ohio National Guard on June 23. That test was negative.
Andy Chow

Gov. Mike DeWine has now tested negative for coronavirus, after a rapid test administered by the White House before a planned meeting with President Trump came back positive. He'll being tested again on Saturday.

Health Officials Debunk COVID-19 Case Counting Conspiracy

By • Jul 20, 2020
Andy Chow

State officials are pushing back against the false claim that COVID-19 cases are being counted more than once, saying the conspiracy theory derives from people misreading the reporting data.