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Coronavirus latest: 1,033,606 cases in Ohio; 431,487 in Kentucky; 694,836 in Indiana - WLWT Cincinnati
Apr 08, 2021 1 min, 33 secs

Here, you can get the latest information on the coronavirus in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana as well as resources to be prepared and keep your family safe.

LATEST CASE NUMBERS: Ohio, 1,033,606, 18,741 deaths | Kentucky 431,487 cases, 6,214 deaths | Indiana, 694,836 cases, 12,710 deaths.

Mike DeWine said Thursday he remains optimistic of the state goal to remove health orders by July 4.

“We’re going in the wrong direction and we're going away from our goal," DeWine said.

The vaccine distribution is where DeWine and Vanderhoff find the most hope and optimism for the state's fight against the virus.

Amy Cubbage, the governor’s general counsel who has been overseeing the state's Office of Unemployment Insurance, detailed the new steps Kentucky is taking to fight back against "sophisticated attacks" from fraudulent entities.

Cubbage and other state officials said UI systems have become targets for fraud because of the recent efforts to help people out of work with federal boosts in unemployment assistance?

Cubbage said now states are dealing with "organized fraud" from cyber criminals who are often located overseas.

The state will first start off by shutting down the front-facing UI system, where people log on to access and file benefits.

Officials said everyone will have to re-register like it's their first time using the UI system.

Cubbage said many users are using simple PIN numbers, including more than 4,000 users with the numbers "1234." Another 1,500 users had the pin number "2020.".

Cubbage and state officials are stressing users use more complicated numbers or passwords to eliminate the threat of fraud moving forward.

Officials said people will not lose out on their chance to request benefits, but there will be delays due to the shut down.

That brings the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus to 694,836 following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

- Ohio coronavirus hotline: 833-427-5634

- Kentucky coronavirus hotline: (800) 722-5725

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