Coronavirus: 5 things Clark, Champaign residents need to know today

Here are five things Clark and Champaign residents need to know about COVID-19, or coronavirus today.

1. Several schools in Clark and Champaign county lit up their stadiums Monday night to honor the class of 2020 as seniors may miss out on their originally scheduled high school graduation ceremonies due to the coronavirus after schools were ordered closed for the rest of the academic year. Stadiums lit up for 20 minutes starting at 8:20 p.m., which is 20:20 in military time, to honor the students.

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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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