Cleveland reports 266 new coronavirus cases Sunday

Posted: Nov 29, 2020 / 10:46 PM EST / Updated: Nov 29, 2020 / 10:47 PM EST

CLEVELAND (WJW) — The Cleveland Department of Public Health reported 266 new cases of COVID-19 in the city for Sunday. There were no new fatalities from the virus reported.

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, there have now been 11,529 confirmed cases in Cleveland.

As of today, there have been 414,432 total confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the state since the pandemic began, along with a total of 6,399 deaths.

The new Cleveland cases affected those as young as 1 all the way to their 90s. The health department is working to inform those who may have come in contact with those who are sickened.

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