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Expert: Still not time to declare victory as rate of COVID-19 cases drop in Florida
Read full article: Expert: Still not time to declare victory as rate of COVID-19 cases drop in FloridaJACKSONVILLE, Fla. Six weeks after the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics first sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis urging him not to reopen schools until the percent positivity rate for coronavirus cases in Florida reached a certain threshold, the latest statistics from the Department of Health reveal substantial progress in Floridas fight against COVID-19. St. Johns Countys 14-day rolling average is 4.68%Clay Countys is 7.43%Nassau Countys is 8.32%Baker County is 6.82%. Florida added 3,815 new COVID-19 cases on Friday and the states total for deaths increased by 88. Friday afternoon, the state health department reported 248 COVID-19 patients in Duval Countys hospitals.
