Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine brings in more National Guard as COVID hospitalizations set record

DeWine announced an order for 1,250 more National Guard troops to assist in hospitals around the state, along with a record number of hospitalizations at 5,356.

announced December 29, 2021, along with an order for more than a thousand additional National Guard members to assist hospitals around the state.

DeWine announced an order for 1,250 additional National Guard troops in the state to assist hospitals,called earlier this month distributed to assist short-staffed hospitals across the state. Ohio also reported a record high single-day number of COVID cases Wednesday, with 20,320 new cases identified, a number DeWine says is probably below the real number as people begin to test positive with take-home testing kits, cases that aren't added to the state total.

"Please help us by requiring students to wear masks when they return to school," the groups said. But at least one major district—Cleveland city schools—announced it was returning to remote learning for a week starting Monday.

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