Five more local people have died from the coronavirus outbreak, which is continuing to spread in the region.
This includes newly confirmed deaths in Montgomery, Miami, Darke, and Greene counties.
There are 30 Butler County confirmed cases, three in Champaign, six in Clark, 12 in Darke, four in Greene, 46 in Miami, 35 in Montgomery, one in Preble, and 20 in Warren, according to the latest update from Ohio Department of Health as well as some additional cases recently recorded by county officials.
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Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley reminded residents about the importance of keeping a physical distance between each other and staying home.
“It saves lives and that’s what you’re doing when you are making the decision for your community and for your state and for your country to stay home,” Whaley said.
Public health officials in Miami County reported the fifth and sixth deaths associated from COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus.
Both people who died had lived at nursing homes where the virus has spread to residents and workers.
The two who died were an 85-year-old man who lived at SpringMeade Health Center in Tipp City and an 85-year-old woman who lived at Koester Pavilion in Troy.
State officials n