Sports celebrities plug stay-home order to help limit virus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus Blue Jackets player Cam Atkinson, Dayton basketball coach Anthony Grant and former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel are among Ohio sports celebrities joining an effort to encourage residents to comply with a statewide order to stay home except for doing essential work or taking care of health and basic needs for themselves or others. The campaign goes by hashtags including #InThisTogetherOhio. Grocery stores, banks and other essential businesses remain open. The state's health director says idled dorms and hotels could be used as overflow areas if hospital capacity is exceeded. Cases now top 560. A look at coronavirus-related developments in Ohio on Tuesday:
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