Home News Governor Dewine Orders Flags at Half Staff for 500,000 People Lost to... News Governor Dewine Orders Flags at Half Staff for 500,000 People Lost to COVID Victims By Jeremy Newman - 02/23/2021 0 SHARE Facebook Twitter tweet OHIO – Governor Dewine has issued a order lowering flags to half staff today until February 26, 2021. The order comes on top of reaching a 500,000 milestone of lives lost from the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, our nation passed another grim milestone in this pandemic: 500,000 lives lost. Join us as we honor their memory. https://t.co/AzUzXoVUgb— President Biden (@POTUS) February 22, 2021