Gov. Mike DeWine held his daily briefing on Tuesday as coronavirus cases in Ohio jumped to 564 with eight deaths. It revealed new details like that 16 percent of cases have come from the healthcare sector, and hotels and dorms could soon be hospitals. 

Those numbers include 28 in Mahoning County, five in Trumbull County, and three in Columbiana County. 

DeWine started the briefing with some social media videos. His team reached out to well-known Ohioans to ask them to record messages letting their followers know that we are #InThisTogetherOhio and to #StayHomeOhio to help flatten the curve of the coronavirus pandemic. The video even included Youngstown State University President Jim Tressel.

DeWine used this to emphasize efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, so we don't overwhelm our healthcare system. Officials are working to do that through social distancing and working on ramping up the capacity at hospitals. They are looking at what's happening around the world and other states to create models to make sure the state has enough hospital beds and personal protection equipment (PPE). 

"Just for some perspective, over a 24-hour period, on average, 36 pairs of gloves are used to care for one patient in intensive care. This is why we have ordered non-essential or elective surgeries to be postponed," DeWine said. 

Dr. Amy Acton, the director of the Ohio Department of Health, emphasized that almost all PPE has been put out into the field, but there is a limited supply. They have deployed PPE to the areas that need them the most.

Acton also revealed more statistics about the 564 cases. The age range of cases is from less than one year old to 95 years old. There are 145 hospitalizations and 62 in ICU. Healthcare workers comprise 16.1 percent of the total cases, 25.7 percent of the total statewide cases have been hospitalized, and 11 percent have needed the ICU. There are 269 females (48 percent) and 295 males (52 percent).

Acton said a team is working on hospital capacity, and we will soon be hearing about hotels and even dorm rooms being turned into hospitals. She says they have a few more days to get that up and running. Ohio hospitals are around 60 percent capacity even after stopping elective surgeries, according to Acton. 

DeWine also focused on the economic impacts of the Stay at Home Order and answered questions as to when we could expect things to get back to normal. He reassured that he understands the impacts of the order but says that protecting people and protecting the economy are not mutually exclusive. He says one depends on the other.

"The fact is we save our economy by first saving lives, and we have to do that in that order. If our hospitals are overwhelmed, and people do not get the care that they need, that would be truly destructive to the economy," DeWine said.  

DeWine also reacted to President Trump's statement that he is hoping the country will be reopened by Easter. DeWine said Ohio is still projected to peak around May 1, possibly, and they are planning for that as of now. 

"We are going to get our economy back, but we have to get through it, protect as many lives as we can, and then move forward. I'm looking forward to that day, but it's not yet here," DeWine said. 

As far as non-essential businesses being temporarily closed, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted urged people not to call the authorities or the local health department to interpret which businesses are essential and non-essential for them. He says their job is to enforce the order. You can read more about the order by clicking here. He also says that essential businesses that are remaining open do not need a letter or clearance. But you have to have a rationale prepared in case you get asked why you're still opened. Businesses must make sure they're providing a safe environment for employees. He also added that they would share unemployment data every Thursday.