COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday morning after experiencing “mild, cold-like symptoms" on Monday that worsened overnight, according to a release from his office.

What You Need To Know

  • Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has tested positive for COVID-19

  • His office says he is taking Paxlovid, an anti-retroviral therapy

  • He is working from home this week

His office said he is taking Paxlovid, an anti-retroviral therapy, and will be working from home this week.

“KP.3.1.1, a variant in the Omicron family, is now the predominant COVID-19 variant circulating in the United States and has been on the rise since June,” the release reads. “COVID-19 cases and wastewater detections of COVID-19 have been on the rise in Ohio since late June. Though hospitalizations, which are a good indicator of disease severity, have risen modestly in much of the United States, they are not currently rising in Ohio.”

The release cites the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation that everyone over the age of 6 months should receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

They also note an updated vaccine should be ready this fall.

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