Coronavirus Florida: 2nd death in Palm Beach County
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The 84-year-old county woman who died overnight pushed the statewide death toll to 14. An 88-year-old
The numbers released Monday by the
That means the disease is continuing its march. The number of cases have more than doubled since Friday.
The victims now include a 2-year-old girl in
At a morning news conference in
Saying "huge amounts of people are flying in" from coronavirus hot spots, such as
Since the pandemic swept the state,
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Essential businesses in
In a news release,
The opening of the new government-run drive-though testing center in
Because of a national shortage of testing kits, only first-responders, health care workers and those over the age of 65 with symptoms are being tested at most of the drive-through sites.
However, the one at
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In hopes of gathering data about how the virus is spreading, the
Health researchers said there is strong evidence that COVID-19 is being spread by people who don't have symptoms. But, so far, only sick people have been tested.
By testing people who aren't yet showing symptoms, DeSantis said, the state will be able to pinpoint key data about just how prevalent the virus is in
>>
That, in turn, he said will help officials make better, more surgical decisions, about what action to take to contain it.
Already, the state is taking steps to launch a full-out assault on the virus, said state Emergency Operations Director
Calling it the "largest logistics mission in state history," he said the state is using vans, aircraft and 18-wheelers to move needed supplies around
In the next 48 hours, DeSantis said the state would be sending out 60,000 N95 masks, 141,000 surgical masks, 27,000 eye shields and 78,000 gloves to health centers around the state.
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A shortage of protective gear for health care workers was threatening the ability of the state to combat the virus because people couldn't be tested, DeSantis said.
The recent opening of the drive-through testing centers has increased the number of people who can find out whether they are infected.
As of Monday at
Including
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In
In addition to the 6-year-old Boca area girl, victims in
Neither
Globally, the number of confirmed cases is 353,000, with more than 15,400 deaths
In the
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