U.S. & Ohio Flags Ordered To Half-Staff For COVID-19 Victims

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(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—In remembrance of the more than 500,000 Americans who have died due to COVID-19, including more than 14,000 Ohioans, Governor DeWine has ordered that the flags of the United States and the State of Ohio be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout the state until sunset on February 26th, 2021.

This order was issued today in accordance with the order issued by the President of the United States of America.  

The milestone in U.S. deaths caused by the virus comes as the number of positive COVID-19 cases have been dropping in recent weeks.

The global number of new coronavirus cases has declined by 16 percent over the past week, the World Health Organization said, even as more virulent strains of the virus spurred outbreaks in multiple regions. There has been a similar reduction in the global number of deaths, the agency added.

New daily cases in the U.S. have dropped below 100,000 each day, except two, over the last couple of weeks.