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1. Franklin County, Ohio is elevated to the state's purple-level amid COVID-19 concerns, becoming the first country in the state to do so.
   2020-11-20 19:06:46 (First version)
2. Franklin County, Ohio is elevated to the state's purple-level amid COVID-19 concerns, becoming the first county in the state to do so.
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