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MetroHealth updates visitor policies as COVID-19 cases surge in Northeast Ohio

On Tuesday, the Ohio Department of Health reported more than 12,000 new cases of COVID-19 in a 24 hour period.

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In response to the surge of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Cuyahoga County and around Northeast Ohio, MetroHealth is changing its rules when it comes to visitors inside of hospitals. 

Effective Wednesday, December 22, all visitors and patients will be required to wear masks at all times, even if fully vaccinated. Additionally, visitation hours have now been shifted to Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6:45 p.m., and Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

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Patients inside of MetroHealth facilities will also be limited to one visitor each day, aged 18 or older. New guidelines also state that visitors are not able to return to a hospital that day after leaving. 

Labor and delivery patients will be allowed one visitor in triage/labor, and one additional visitor in recovery. 

COVID-19 patients are unable to receive visitors inside of MetroHealth hospitals at this time.

For more information on MetroHealth's new visitation policy, click HERE.

On Tuesday, the Ohio Department of Health reported more than 12,000 new cases of COVID-19 in a 24 hour period. Just hours earlier, health officials from Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals held a briefing urging Ohioans to get their COVID-19 vaccine and booster shot to protect themselves and others from the virus, and the rapidly spreading omicron variant. 

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