COLUMBUS – Ohio State University has reported that two people connected to the university have tested positive for the coronavirus.
University president Dr. Michael Drake informed the university community in a letter posted on the university website Wednesday.
Late yesterday, we learned that two members of our university community have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). These are the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 directly related to the Ohio State community. The cases are unrelated to each other. The individuals are in self-isolation at home, and we wish them a full and speedy recovery. They both returned to central Ohio following separate out-of-state domestic business trips – one to the east coast and one to the west coast. One individual has not returned to campus since becoming symptomatic, and the other individual returned to campus for part of one business day, but had no contact with students or patients, and had limited contact with others. -letter from OSU president Dr. Michael Drake
State officials have reported 67 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ohio in 16 counties.