Fran DeWine’s symptoms also are mild and are similar to the governor’s.
The DeWines are in quarantine at home, in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, the release stated.
Both have received a monoclonal antibody treatment. The mAb treatment can limit the amount of the virus that causes COVID-19 in the body and often is recommended for older patients or those with underlying conditions, health experts say.
The governor’s diagnosis came the day after the Ohio Department of Health reported an increase in COVID cases.
The state recorded 4,808 coronavirus cases in the last week, the ODH announced Thursday. This was the first time Ohio’s seven-day case count exceeded 4,000 since the state moved to weekly updates a month ago.
COVID-related hospitalizations remain dramatically lower than they were during the January peak. Kettering Health’s Main Campus recently celebrated a multi-day stretch where it had no COVID patients at all.
The DeWines are fully vaccinated and each have received booster doses.
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