Ohio Plans To Buy At-Home COVID-19 Tests

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says the state will spend $50 million in federal pandemic aid dollars to buy 2 million coronavirus tests for at-home testing. The governor announced a partnership between the state, digital health company eMed and medical device company Abbott Laboratories. DeWine said Thursday that users can administer the BinaxNow rapid antigen tests at home with results available in about 15 minutes. The governor said the test results will be recorded by the Ohio Department of Health. Ohio’s seven-day rolling average of daily new cases dropped to 6,113 new cases per day on Jan. 20.