VIRUS CASES IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES

The Florida Department of Health says the number of coronavirus cases reported in Escambia County long-term care facilities has doubled to 16. The report from does not identify the facilities where the cases are located nor whether the affected people are residents or staff members. Escambia County is Number 7 in the state for the counties with the most reported cases in long-term care centers. Dade County is No. 1 with 70 reported cases.

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