3/3/20 Update on COVID-19 Cases in Florida

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Important update on COVID-19 cases in Florida

Protect yourself and your community from COVID-19. Wash your hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, and after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Avoid close contact with people who are sick, and stay home when you are sick.

2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Florida Test Results
  Confirmed Presumptive Positive*
Other Jurisdiction 0 1
Florida Cases 2 0

As of 12:41 p.m. ET 3/03/20200 

 

Number of Pending Testing Results
16

 

Number of Negative Testing Results
24

 

*A presumptive positive case has tested positive by a public health laboratory and is pending confirmatory testing at CDC

The number of people under public health monitoring includes those at risk of having been exposed to novel coronavirus who are monitoring their health under the supervision of public health officials. This number includes close contacts of laboratory confirmed cases, as well as people who have returned from China in the past 14 days.

Number of People Under Public Health Monitoring
247

 

The Florida Department of Health (Department) is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor the current outbreak of COVID-19 and is actively working to ensure that the most up-to-date CDC guidance is quickly and accurately disseminated to local partners. There are two confirmed cases and one presumptive positive case of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Florida, the Department is coordinating with our local partners to investigate, confirm, contain and report any cases.

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