COLUMBUS, Ohio — In remembrance of the more than 500,000 Americans who have died due to COVID-19, including more than 14,000 Ohioans, Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday ordered that the flags of the United States and the State of Ohio be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout the state until sunset on Friday, Feb. 26.

This order was issued Tuesday in accordance with the order issued by the President Joe Biden, according to a statement from the governor’s office.