CLEVELAND — After 114 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the city Friday, Cleveland has topped 3,000 total cases to date.
The Cleveland Department of Health was notified of the 114 new cases, bringing the total to 3,060 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Cleveland.
Cleveland officials confirmed that the new cases include males and females whose ages range from under 1 year old to in their 70s.
Contract tracing has begun for the individuals who were confirmed to have COVID-19 Friday, the city said.
“The climbing numbers we have seen in the past couple days demonstrates the need to double down on prevention including the now mandatory wearing of masks as well as frequent hand washing and maintaining social distancing,” said Mayor Frank Jackson in a press release. “As you know, we have instituted a mandatory mask policy in the city of Cleveland. We will be introducing an ordinance to City Council next week that will define penalties for those who violate the policy. Prevention efforts are no longer recommended guidelines - they are mandatory.”
Jackson signed an order on July 3 making masks mandatory for those in the city of Cleveland, and with Cuyahoga County deemed Level 3 in the state’s Public Health Advisory System, masks are mandatory across the county.
“Cuyahoga County is currently at a red Level 3 under the state’s coronavirus classification system - rapidly approaching purple, the most critical of designations which could lead to another shutdown. This is why we will be enforcing mask-wearing and issue fines for violations for holding mass gatherings and failing to social distance at a minimum of six feet,” Jackson added in the press release.
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