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    Ohio Governor: 'I Think We Can Rely On Testing' Despite Own False-Positive Result

    Aug 07, 2020 4 minutes
    A coronavirus test swab. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tested positive — and then negative — for COVID-19 on Thursday.

    The White House arranged a test for DeWine and others planning to meet President Trump in Cleveland, DeWine says. But he took an antigen test, which only correctly identifies that a person is infected with COVID-19 as low as 30% of the time, compared to more-accurate PCR tests.

    After receiving the positive result, DeWine, his wife and several staff members took another test and received negative results. He says he plans to do another test on Saturday for good measure.

    “I think we can rely a lot on testing. And I hope people don’t take the impression from what happened to me yesterday … to indicate

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