CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Department of Public Health couldn't release the city's COVID-19 data Monday because of an "unprecedented surge" in cases. 

"Due to the remarkably high number of cases reported over the last two days, the Cleveland Department of Public Health is unable to provide the daily COVID-19 data report at this time," according to a release from the department. Normally, the numbers are released at 7 p.m.

The department says it's still reviewing and analyzing each case. 

The announcement comes as Ohio recorded its fourth-highest daily cases Monday: 7,268. The state has officially surpassed 300,000 total cases since the pandemic began in the spring. Half of that number has been reported in the last two months, according to the Ohio Department of Health. 

Monday also set a new high of hospitalizations with 3,387 COVID-19-positive patients.

Along with Ohio and the rest of the nation, Cleveland has broken its record for daily COVID-19 cases recently. Last week, the city reported a 24-hour increase of 146 cases — the highest day-to-day count recorded. 

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson recently extended its COVID-19 emergency proclamation until the end of the month, which will allow for funds to be distributed more easily throughout different governing bodies. 

Although the city hasn't issued its own orders yet, areas around it have. Akron issued a mandatory mask order and banned mass gatherings this week, saying only six or less people are allowed in private spaces. 

Gov. Mike DeWine has also issued a mask order for businesses, saying the employees and customers must be wearing one at all times. The first violation is a warning and the second is a 24-hour shutdown. 

DeWine plans to give a press conference Tuesday with more guidance, and possibly more orders, on how Ohio will deal with the pandemic in the coming months. 

Last week, he said there could be orders for bars, restaurants and gyms if the numbers don't trend downward. 

“I just can’t stress it enough: We’ve got to pull back. We don’t want a shutdown. We don’t want to shut this state down. That has ramifications for mental health, it has ramifications for drug addiction, overdoses, all these things go up when you shut a state down," DeWine said. 

Instead, he said he's aiming for a "slow down" of the state. 

That press conference is at 2 p.m. Tuesday and can be watched on Spectrum News 1 or on the Spectrum News app.