Cleveland Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update - 18 March 2020, 3:15 p.m. EDT
Confirmed Cases
Metropolitan Cleveland (Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, Geauga, and Lake Counties): 55
Cuyahoga County only: 38
Lorain County only: 6
Medina County only: 4
Summit County only: 4
Portage County only: 0
Geauga County only: 1
Lake County only: 2
Ohio: 88 (including 26 hospitalizations) - the individuals range in age from 2 to 91, with 33 females and 55 males.
US: 7,048
Worldwide: 203,700
Public Support Lines for Questions/Concerns
MetroHealth: Dedicated MetroHealth support line for questions/concerns: 440-592-6843 (440-59-COVID)
Ohio Department of Health 24/7 hotline: 833-427-5634 (833.4.ASK.ODH)
Cuyahoga County Board of Public Health Clinic: 216-201-2041
City of Cleveland, Department of Public Health: See numbers here.
US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: 800-232-4636 (800-CDC-INFO) or website.
World Health Organization: Info here.
Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing
Drive through testing is offered by the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, and Metro, Testing will not be for anyone simply upon request, as test kits and capacity are still limited. Advanced approval/consultation is required. Testing locations:
University Circle: Joint UH/Cleveland Clinic testing center: the W.O. Walker Building parking garage, at 10524 Euclid Ave, at E. 105 St. and Euclid Ave., 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week, with a doctor’s order from UH or Cleveland Clinic. More info.
Mayfield Hts: Joint UH/Cleveland Clinic testing center: UH Landerbrook Health Center, 5850 Landerbrook Drive, Mayfield Heights. Enter off Cedar Road onto Landerbrook Drive between Cedar and Brainard Roads: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week, with a doctor’s order from UH or Cleveland Clinic. More info.
MetroHealth: Results in two hours, but testing supplies and capacity are limited. For more information, call the MetroHealth hotline at 440-592-6843.
Airports and Air Service
Cleveland Hopkins International (CLE), Cleveland Burke Lakefront (BKL), and Akron-Canton (CAK) remain open. To support reductions throughout its network, United is parking approximately 40 737s at Cleveland Hopkins for the foreseeable future. A TSA screener at Hopkins, at Checkpoint “A” Security (also called “North Checkpoint”) tested positive for COVID-19. Per the TSA, the screener’s last shift was from 4am to noon on Saturday, March 14.
All airlines are reducing service levels—some drastically—check with your airline for specific flights. Known current reductions:
CLE:
AC: With the closure of the US-Canada border to non-essential travel, CLE-Toronto (YYZ) service on Air Canada may be reduced. No published details yet.
DL: Reduced service on CLE-Hartford (BDL) and CLE-Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
BKL: Ultimate Air is suspending all BKL-Cincinnati flights until further notice.
CAK: United is suspending EWR-CAK and IAH-CAK.
Amtrak
Two routes serve Cleveland:
Lakeshore Limited: Chicago-Cleveland-New York/Boston: Operating normal service
Capitol Limited: Chicago-Cleveland-Pittsburgh-Washington, DC: Operating normal service
Local Trains & Buses
Cleveland RTA: The Regional Transit Authority is operating normal service on all trains and buses. RTA states it will “clean every train every 24 hours. RTA will also continue to disinfect buses and paratransit vehicles every 24 hours.” Three Cleveland RTA employees were under quarantine after possible exposure on cruises. Two RTA employees tested negative; the third developed no symptoms and remains under quarantine.
Laketran: Operating normal service.
Akron Metro: Operating normal service.
Schools and School Meals
All schools remain closed. From CMSD: “The District will supply free lunch to go, along with breakfast for the next day, for pickup at 22 elementary schools located strategically across the city. The meals will be distributed Monday through Friday. The food is available to children 18 and younger, even if they are not CMSD students. CMSD will provide yellow bus shuttle service to and from the food pickup sites for those who need transportation. Also, RTA will honor students' bus passes while the schools are closed. School meal pickup locations and shuttle services details can be found here.
Libraries
Cleveland Public Library: Main Library and all branches are closed including its meal program; however, digital and streaming services, including e-books, audiobooks, movies, and music, are still available.
Cuyahoga County Public Library: All branches and book drops are closed “through April 5”.
Lakewood Public: Main Library and Madison Branch are closed, however the drive-through window at Lakewood’s Main Library will remain open for materials pickup. Patrons can place holds online, call for materials pickup and call the Library with reference questions.
Rocky River Public Library: Closed until further notice.
Westlake Public Library: Closed with tentative plans to reopen Monday, April 6.
Euclid Public Library: Closed until further notice.
Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library: Closed until further notice.
Akron-Summit County Public Library system: Closed “until at least Monday, April 6”.
Note: As with CPL, digital services of suburban libraries may still be available.
City Services
City Hall will be open Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for limited public services. Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, City Hall will be closed. All City of Cleveland recreation centers are closed. Most city departments are closed with no available public services (e.g., City Planning, Community Relations, Office of Sustainability, Department of Building & Housing, Board of Zoning Appeals, Office of Fair Housing & Consumer Affairs, Finance, Law); some are open with limited services (e.g., Department of Aging, Department of Public Health--Office of Vital Statistics, Department of Public Utilities, Department of Economic Development). Public Safety functions (Police, Fire, EMS, Animal Control) will continue to operate. A full list of city services that are suspended or will continue to operate can be found here.
Cleveland and COVID-19
This page intends to serve as a central source of information on Cleveland and COVID-19 (Coronavirus). It focuses on health and on public sector and transportation issues and services (and does not cover restaurants, bars, museums, or other public places). It will be updated daily and more frequently if need be.
As the current COVID-19 threat environment is continually changing, some of the information contained here may have changed and/or new developments may have occurred. This page will be updated regularly. Please send any omissions, changes, or corrections to covid19update [at] centerforcleveland.org.