Each day The Blade will compile the latest information regarding the coronavirus.

■ 11,602 coronavirus cases in Ohio; 789 in Lucas County

Updated numbers on Sunday reveal 11,602 coronavirus cases in Ohio; 789 of those cases were reported in Lucas County.

A total of 471 deaths have been confirmed in the state, including 33 in Lucas County. View the state map here

■ Ohio governor calls for federal help with testing materials

COLUMBUS — The governor of Ohio is calling on the federal government to help provide crucial materials that would allow a dramatic increase in testing for coronavirus in his state.

Gov. Mike DeWine said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press that Ohio hospitals doing the testing lack needed chemicals known as reagents, and help from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is needed. READ MORE

■ Evolving aid package offers billions for hospitals, testing

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and Congress are nearing an agreement as early as Sunday on an aid package of up to $450 billion to boost a small-business loan program that has run out of money and add funds for hospitals and coronavirus testing.

With small-business owners reeling during a coronavirus outbreak that has shuttered much economic activity, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he was hopeful of a deal that could pass Congress quickly and get the Small Business Administration program back up by midweek. READ MORE

■ No more time: Families reflect on lives lost to coronavirus

If he had known it would be the last time he would speak to his father, Lincoln Fahrbach might have talked about more than the 69-year-old’s need to seek treatment for a high fever, body aches and shortness of breath, the hallmark symptoms of the coronavirus.

Perhaps they would have gushed together over Wesley R. Fahrbach’s lone grandchild, his “Sweet-Pea.” Or maybe the son would have mentioned just how much his father’s love and support meant to him. If they were lucky, they would have shared a final laugh — “He had a great sense of humor; we spent a lot of time laughing,” the son said. READ MORE

■ Coronavirus hits Welltower especially hard

Last month Welltower Inc. Chairman and CEO Tom DeRosa stated what has been weighing on the minds of every other business leader or owner worldwide.

“There is no perfect playbook to manage through a pandemic,” the head of the $5 billion real estate investment trust said in a note to investors. READ MORE

■ Some states begin easing virus limits amid protests

AUSTIN — Stores in Texas can soon begin selling merchandise with curbside service and hospitals can resume nonessential surgeries.

In Florida, people returned to a few beaches and parks.

Protesters in several states are clamoring for more. READ MORE

■ Rite Aid to open self-swab coronavirus testing site in Holland

Pharmacy chain Rite Aid is opening two new coronavirus self-swab test sites in Ohio, including at one of its Toledo-area locations on Airport Highway.

The tests will be offered starting Monday at 7225 Airport Highway in Holland, according to a news release. The sites will use self-swabbing tests that will be administered in the parking lot of the store and overseen by pharmacists. The company said it is expecting to do more than 200 tests per day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. READ MORE

■ Real estate agents adjust during pandemic

Eddie Campos never imagined he would be asking prospective buyers about their recent health history before showing a home, but that's the new normal thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.

Real estate is considered an essential business under Ohio's stay-at-home order, but the outbreak is forcing agents to re-think how they operate. The questionnaire and addendum Mr. Campos is handing out are just a couple of the changes. READ MORE

■ Authorities patrol popular fishing spots to enforce social distancing

Area officials are trying to ensure fishermen are adhering to social distancing recommendations while the annual walleye spawning run continues.

A popular spot near the border of the city of Maumee and Monclova Township is raising questions. The rapids near the intersection of Jerome Road and River Road is drawing anglers in droves. READ MORE

■ Creative therapy: Artists keep busy illustrating their concerns about coronavirus

When local artist Cathy Tyda starts to worry too much about sending her physician husband off to the hospital every day in the middle of a global pandemic, or about not being able to tend to her parents, who both contracted the novel coronavirus, she turns to her escape: painting.

“I need to feel like I’m not just sitting at home feeling useless when my parents are home sick and I can’t see them, and my husband is out there helping people the best he can,” she said from her Bowling Green home, where she has hunkered down during the stay-at-home order from the governor. “I feel like artists were kind of made for this quarantine thing, which sounds crazy, but it’s kept my hands and my mind busy.” READ MORE

■ Having a bad hair month? Local pros are here to help

What do you do when you can’t get your hair done? You get creative.

A spa visit, manicure, pedicure, and a hair trim, cut, or color all make people feel like they’re at their best. Seeing their rejuvenated skin, admiring their new nail design, and loving whatever style they’ve chosen brings many people joy when they need it most. READ MORE

■ During the 1918 flu pandemic, religious sisters stepped up to help

Houses of worship are quiet these days, but the same cannot be said of the faithful: They’re still praying, still volunteering, still delivering groceries and guiding patterned-face mask fabric under the rhythmic needles of sewing machines.

Their actions in some ways recall those of Toledoans in 1918, who were similarly adjusting to wide-sweeping orders shutting down schools, churches, movie theaters and more in effort to curb the spread of Spanish influenza. READ MORE

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First Published April 19, 2020, 11:15 a.m.