As virus cases and hospitalizations in Ohio begin to rise again, Gov., DeWine tells the media, he remains optimistic of the state goal to remove health orders by July, 4th. Over the past two weeks, the rolling average number of daily new cases has increased by more than 20%…that’s according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Health experts…like Ohio chief medical officer, Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff…blames this spike on the number of emerging variants in the U.S. They are not only proving to be more contagious but are also more deadly. So far, 1 in 3 Ohioans has received at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, with nearly 20% of the population fully vaccinated.