The governor and his wife Fran visiting the Allen County Mass vaccination site Friday morning. This is the third day that the site has been open to distribute the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. They got 2,500 doses for its first week. DeWine says there were 90,000 vaccines that went out statewide on Thursday, and Ohio is close to seeing 30% of residents getting at least their first dose. But his concern is with the rise of the variant cases in the state, especially the UK variant which continues to rise in the Northwestern part of Ohio.

Allen County Public Health says anyone that has been in “close contact” with someone that has tested positive should self-quarantine for two weeks and they follow the Center for Disease Control's guidelines, which say “close contact” is a person that has been within 6 feet of an infected person 15 minutes or more. During that two-week period, they should watch for any symptoms like fever, loss of taste and smell, and difficulty breathing.

The mandate started at 6 p.m. Friday and means if you are inside any location that is not a residence, you need to wear a mask. If you are outside and you cannot maintain social distancing with someone that is not a member of your family, you also will need to wear a mask. Also, masks are required for anyone using public transportation or rideshare services.