CLEVELAND — The Cuyahoga County Board of Health and Salvation Army are investigating a cluster of COVID-19 cases at the Salvation Army Harbor Light Complex, 1710 Prospect Ave., in Cleveland, according to a release from the board of health.
Health officials said clients and staff in the facility are being screened for illness and tested as part of the investigation to see how many people have been infected.
The Harbor Light Complex is following existing plans and new interim guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to manage the situation.
The Cleveland facility offers emergency shelter services for families, transitional housing programs for men, substance abuse treatment and food distribution services to the homeless community, among other programs.
No further information was released at this time. News 5 will update this story as more information becomes available.
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