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DALTON ERA ENDS
COMMENTARY
A pretty remarkable run John Fay Columnist Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
For fans, how an athlete’s tenure ends provides the most lasting memory. That is not how newly released Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton should be remembered in Cincinnati. The end was not pleasant. Dalton’s fi nal season with the Bengals was his worst. The team fi nished 2-14. He was benched, then un-benched, and, by the time it was over,
Bengaldom was ready to move on. Bring on Joe; goodbye Andy. That’s fair. But Dalton should not be remembered for the 2019 season. He should be remembered as the guy who led the team to its longest stretch of sustained success See FAY, Page 3A
Inside ❚ Daltons aided families. 3A ❚ “A hard day for our club.” 1C ❚ Most memorable moments. 3C
Hopefully, fans will see Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton as a good guy who fi nished fi rst occasionally, the columnist says. THE ENQUIRER/KAREEM ELGAZZAR
Backup plan in works for November election Sharon Coolidge and Hannah K. Sparling
COVID-19 outbreaks at processing facilities affecting meat supply. 1B
30% of deaths in Ohio from nursing homes Anne Saker
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Going into election night, Hamilton County Board of Elections offi cials said they hoped to have the majority of results released as soon as 8:30 p.m. But that’s not what happened as 74 elections employees were inundated as 17,000 ballots – delivered in person and through the mail – came pouring in Tuesday. Processing went into the wee hours of Wednesday, with fi nal numbers posted at roughly 3:30 a.m. The county was second to last of the 88 counties statewide to report. So what happened? And, could it happen in November, when there’s a presidential race at stake?
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
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Hamilton County Board of Elections workers process ballots during Tuesday’s primary. SAM GREENE/THE ENQUIRER
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose initially requested counties to turn in their counts by 10 p.m. Tuesday. See ELECTION, Page 5A
Three of every 10 Ohio deaths from COVID-19 were residents of long-term care facilities, the state reports. Five Hamilton County facilities also saw large one-week spikes in the number of coronavirus cases. Eleven deaths were in Hamilton County facilities and eight in Warren County. The deaths at the Warren County facilities account for 72% of all the COVID-19 fatalities there. In Hamilton County, the deaths make up 17% of the county’s virusrelated fatalities.
No letting up at nursing home
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A total of 213 residents and 47 workers at 25 nursing homes and assisted living facilities across Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren counties currently have COVID-19, according to data from the Ohio Department of Health. The new information about the spread of the coronavirus came amid concerns of an acceleration of infection when Ohio modifi es its stay-at-home order today to allow some businesses to reopen. Throughout the pathogen’s march this year in the United States, residents of nursing homes and other congregate living facilities have been vulnerable to the worst of the virus. See CORONAVIRUS, Page 7A
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