Governor DeWine Press Conference Summary for Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Below are the updates from Governor DeWine’s press conference. The next press conference is currently scheduled for Thursday April 15^th at 2:00pm. 

Here’s the news from Tuesday: 

• Ohio’s COVID-19 case data is below:
• 880,898 confirmed cases
• 162,831 probable cases
• 1,043,729 total cases
• 54,334 hospitalizations
• 18,917 Ohio resident deaths
• 18,910 deaths in State of Ohio
• 7,562 ICU admissions  
• 183.7 cases per 100,000 Ohioans (updated weekly on Thursdays and can be found HERE)
• More data is available on the COVID-19 Dashboard HERE. 

JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE UPDATE

• Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided an update on Ohio's vaccination plans following this morning's decision to pause the administration of the Johnson and Johnson (Janssen) vaccine. 

• The majority of the Ohio's Johnson and Johnson doses were directed to mass vaccination clinics and to 63 public and private 4-year colleges and universities, most of which have already completed their student vaccinations. 

• Of the mass vaccination clinics and college/university clinics that did plan to offer the Johnson and Johnson vaccine this week, most will proceed with their clinics by offering either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. 
• A total of eight sites will not offer any vaccines this week as the health community works to recognize, report, and manage any adverse events related to the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.  

• There are many other local providers with open appointments for the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Visit gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov to look for open appointments. 

• Governor DeWine, Ohio Department of Health Director Stephanie McCloud, and Ohio Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Bruce Vanderhoff, M.D., directed all Ohio vaccine providers this morning to temporarily pause using the Johnson and Johnson vaccine following a recommendation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
• The recommendation was made after six people who received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine experienced an extremely rare blood-clotting condition in the United States.
• The cases have occurred in women between 18 and 48 and the reactions have taken place within 6-13 days after receiving the vaccine. 

• Approximately 6.8 million people have received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine in the U.S. 264,311 of those vaccinations were administered in Ohio. 

• Download the Vaccine Clinic Update Slide.

CASE DATA & VACCINE INFORMATION

• In-depth COVID-19 data for Ohio: coronavirus.ohio.gov.
• Ohio's central scheduling system: gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov
• Ohio mass vaccination information: coronavirus.ohio.gov/massvaccinationclinics
• All vaccine providers: vaccine.coronavirus.ohio.gov
• More vaccine information: coronavirus.ohio.gov/vaccine   

Attached are the slides used during the press conference.

Ohioans can apply for unemployment benefits online 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at unemployment.ohio.gov. It is also possible to file by phone at 877-644-6562 or TTY at 888- 642-8203, Monday through Friday 7AM to 7PM, Saturday 9AM to 5PM, and Sunday 9AM to 1PM. Employers with questions should email UCTech@jfs.ohio.gov.

As always, Coronavirus.Ohio.Gov and the Department of Health hotline, 1-833-4-ASK-ODH are great resources for those who have questions.