The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among Florida residents has jumped to 42, with one confirmed in Duval County and another in Clay County as of Friday morning.
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In Duval, an 83-year-old male tested positive for COVID-19, and the Florida Department of Health said an epidemiological test is being conducted to determine how he contracted the coronavirus and determine if it’s a travel-related case.
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry voiced his frustrations with the Florida Department of Health in a Twitter thread Thursday night, saying he found out about the case in a press release from FDOH:
2. We must share what we know with the public @HealthyFla . None of our city emergency professionals were advised of this positive.
— Lenny Curry (@lennycurry) March 13, 2020
A 57-year-old man tested positive for the coronavirus in Clay County, and FDOH said an investigation is ongoing to determine if it’s a travel-related case.
13 other COVID-19 cases were announced across the state Thursday night:
- Two positive cases were found in Palm Beach County; both are travel-related.
- Two positive cases were found in Sarasota County. Both are out-of-state residents, and it is being determined if they are travel-related cases.
- A 24-year-old female tested positive in Alachua County. This is a travel-related case.
- A 70-year-old male tested positive in Volusia County. This is a travel-related case.
- Five positive cases were found in Broward County. One of the cases is an out-of-state resident. Three are travel-related cases. One is related to the Port of Everglades. Another is still being investigated.
- A 49-year-old female tested positive in Hillsborough County. This is a travel-related case.
- A 77-year-old male tested positive in Lee County. It is being determined if it is a travel-related case.
There are now 42 Florida residents with COVID-19 cases, according to the FDOH. Three out-of residents have contracted the virus in Florida, and five cases are being repatriated, meaning the tests will be confirmed by the Department of Health after receiving them from commercial labs.
The Florida Department of Health is providing regular updates on the coronavirus in every Florida county. WJCT News is updating those numbers as they become available on its coronavirus page.
Sky Lebron can be reached at slebron@wjct.org, 904-358-6319 or on Twitter at @SkylerLebron.
