09/10/2021

'Another Shutdown Would Be Devastating'

Delta variant threatens Ohio's restaurant industry

The spread of the COVID-19 virus's delta variant has driven a statewide and national surge in new cases and hospitalizations, and now threatens some of Ohio's most vulnerable businesses: restaurants.

In a letter to Congress, the Ohio Restaurant Association (ORA) and 50 other state restaurant association partners urged officials to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. As of Tuesday, 6,804 applications from Ohio businesses are awaiting approval from the government. Together, the applications would provide $991 million in stabilizing funds.

More than 68 percent of eligible applicants have not received funding, the ORA said.

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