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2. Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday that Ohio K-12 schools will finish the school year with remote learning. The governor explained that with the risk to students, teachers and the community to catch and spread coronavirus remote learning will help contain the virus.
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3. Cake Creations in New Carlisle is reopening today after temporarily closing due to the coronavirus pandemic. The bakery will be open 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and closed Sunday and Monday. The time from 6 to 7 a.m. will be for seniors and there will be a limit of two customers in the building at the same time.
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4. Clark State Community College will receive $2.9 million in federal aid through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) — which was signed into law last month. Half of the funds will go directly to students whose education has been impacted by COVID-19 and the other half of the funds will go to Clark State in order to provide financial relief related to coronavirus related expenses.
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5. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the country, the death rate for black people is disproportionately higher. Of the 26 states that have reported coronavirus data by race, blacks account for nearly 34% of the deaths. Ohio is not in that group, but as of Monday afternoon, 14% people of the COVID-19 deaths in the state are black.
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