The director for the Ohio Department of Health, Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, held a regular COVID-19 briefing on Thursday morning.

Despite the suspension of the requirement, CEO Eric Gordan still encourages students, staff, and visitors to continue to wear masks in the district’s buildings.

As of Tuesday, the Ohio Department of Health said 37,212 coronavirus deaths have been reported with at least 2,660,728 cases since the start of the pandemic.

While some campuses across Northeast Ohio are beginning to soften the COVID-19 restrictions, the Cuyahoga Community College is keeping their mask requirement in place.

As of Monday, the Ohio Department of Health said 2,659,929 coronavirus cases have been reported since the start of the pandemic.

As of Monday, a mask advisory is no longer in effect for Cuyahoga County.