Sandusky mental health, addiction treatment center identified as coronavirus case cluster

SANDUSKY, Ohio – Seven employees at a Sandusky rehabilitation center have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, making the establishment a COVID-19 cluster in Erie County.

The employees work at the Firelands Counseling and Recovery at 1925 Hayes Avenue, according to a news release from the Erie County Health Department. The center provides mental health, drug and alcohol treatment services.

To date, no patients treated at the center have tested positive, the release says.

Patients should contact their case managers or the Mental Health and Dependency Hotline at 1-800- 826-1306 if they were at the Hayes Avenue location on or after April 4, the health department said.

The Erie County Health Department and Firelands Regional Medical Center are working to identify all close contacts of the seven confirmed cases and will contact them and instruct them to self-quarantine, according to the news release.

Firelands Counseling and Recovery will reopen Monday after an extensive deep clean, the news release states.

Erie County has 27 confirmed coronavirus cases as of Saturday afternoon, data from the Ohio Department of Health shows.

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