OHIO, USA — While the state of Ohio eclipsed its record of daily reported COVID-19 cases on Monday, the city of Cleveland also hit a new milestone.
On Monday evening, Cleveland officials reported that the number of total confirmed coronavirus cases has passed the 10,000 mark. In the last 24 hours, there were 308 reported cases of COVID-19, with one new fatality.
Meanwhile, the Ohio Department of Health reported a new record of 11,8885 Coronavirus cases in the last 24-hours on Monday with 24 newly reported deaths.
As the state-- and the rest of the country-- continue the fight against the pandemic, officials are urging residents to wear a mask and limit their interactions as the holiday season approaches.
During a press briefing Monday, Gov. Mike DeWine focused on the impact the spike in cases is having on local hospital systems. He also addressed an error that is partially responsible for the large jump in reported cases.
According to DeWine, two large labs were unable to report numbers for two days due to "technical problems." The results of some antigens test from those labs remain un-reported.
During the press briefing, DeWine also called on several health professionals to express their concerns as hospitalizations reach a peak amid the pandemic.
"We can't sound the alarm bell loud enough for people in Ohio to change their behavior. With Thanksgiving coming up, keep within your bubble. If you have family coming over, hopefully they've been quarantining for 14 days," said Dr. Andy Thomas of the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
The conversation also shifted to health and well-being of caregivers as is also focused on health care workers, working on the frontlines.
The conversation also shifted to the health and well-being of caregivers as they continue to work directly on the frontlines and are being gravely impacted.
"My biggest concern today is that at the Cleveland Clinic we have 970 caregivers out b/c they are either on quarantine or they have active COVID infections. They are not catching it in the hospital, they are getting it in the community," said Dr. Robert Wyllie with the Cleveland Clinic.
You can watch DeWine's press briefing again in the player below: