Ohio Geocaching Events Continue to be Restricted Under State Orders

Governor DeWine citing increased positive tests for COVID-19 and R values greater than 1 for significant areas of the state announced the current ban on mass gatherings would continue indefinitely with no date of expiration on the state order.  The R-value indicates the average number of people who will be infected by a COVID-positive carrier.  At an R-value greater than 1 every positive person will on average infect more than one person with whom they are in exposed contact.

As of the 4th of July, Ohio's R value was 1.15 which ranked Ohio as the 18th worst state in the country for COVID spread.  As of the the 4th only 11 states had R values lower than 1 contributing to increased illnesses and greater near-capacity hospital usage.

(Source: rt.live)

As Geocachers we can help by wearing a mask to protect others, maintaining social distancing of at least six feet, not traveling to geocaches in the same vehicles as other cachers with whom we don't live, and reducing the number of group selfies that seem such an important part of finding a geocache.

(Source: rt.live)

Events in Ohio will continue to remain unpublished.

NE Ohio continues ot offer great places to cache socially distanced.  We visited Girdled Road recently to find a puzzle cache in a series.

Stay Safe.