Ohio governor’s coronavirus test was a false positive

Published August 7, 2020 11:45am ET



Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine found out he does not have the coronavirus after missing President Trump’s visit to Cleveland.

DeWine, a Republican, announced that the coronavirus test he took just before he was set to meet with the president was a false positive. A more sensitive test revealed that neither the governor nor his wife, Fran, had the virus.

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