260 workers test positive for COVID-19 at a Central Florida airport
2,993 people have died from COVID-19 in the state
Gov. Ron DeSantis says the state has to continue to protect the older community in Florida amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (WKMG)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis said 260 workers at a Central Florida airport have tested positive for the coronavirus after nearly 500 employees were tested.
He did not share which airport it was.
“[An]Airport in Central Florida had a couple of cases, they did the contract tracing. They looked [at] almost 500 workers [and] 260 people working close together were positive, 52 percent positivity rate on that one,” DeSantis said.
More than 2,780 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Florida on Tuesday.
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state reports more than 80,100 people have tested positive from COVID-19 and 2,993 people have died from coronavirus.
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The Florida Department of Health reports 5.5 percent of people taking a COVID-19 test have tested positive for the virus.
Gov. DeSantis said this month around 30,000 COVID-19 test results are coming back each day.
The percentage of people testing positive for the virus has gone up since May 17.
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Dr. Raul Pino with the Department of Health said coronavirus cases in Orange County are up 202 percent from the week before.
The amount of COVID-19 ICU hospitalizations is down 43 percent from April 15, according to Gov. DeSantis.
DeSantis also said the amount of people on ventilators who have tested positive for the virus is down 56 percent from April 15.
In Orange County, Dr. Pino said six people were on ventilators and 70 people were hospitalized outside of the intensive care unit.
The median age for people testing positive for COVID-19 is 46.
Eighty-six percent of COVID-19 related deaths in Florida have occurred in the age group of 65 and older, according to DeSantis.
He also said there have been more COVID-19 related fatalities over the age of 90 than under the age of 65.
260 workers test positive for COVID-19 at Orlando International Airport