CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cuyahoga County on Tuesday opened its emergency operations center and joint information center, operated in coordination with the city of Cleveland, in response to three confirmed coronavirus cases in the county.

Other organizations that are now staffed at the emergency operations center include representatives from the city, county and state emergency management offices, Cuyahoga County’s fire and police chiefs associations, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority and United Way 211, among others.

The emergency operations center monitors and coordinates resources that may be needed by Cuyahoga County communities, such as masks, water, disinfecting wipes or other supplies. If local municipalities can’t find such supplies, the county can step in to provide them. If the county can’t find supplies, requests can be passed along to the state, Cuyahoga County Public Safety Director Alex Pellom said.

Operations at the joint information center are aimed at “making sure everybody’s on the same page so we can make sure proper guidance and information is flowing correctly,” Pellom said.

Workers at the center will coordinate and distribute coronavirus-related information to the public, local communities and first responders, Pellom said.

The emergency operations center has been called into action several times in recent years, including in the aftermath of the fatal police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 and during the Ebola scare in 2015, and the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in 2016, a county spokeswoman said.

The center is at the county Juvenile Justice Center, but is not open to the public.

Pellom is directing county residents to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Ohio Department of Health for information. They can also call the state department of health at 1-833-4ASKODH.

Information and tips about coronavirus are also being shared on Cuyahoga County’s social media accounts.