Saturday, March 28, 2020

39-Year Old Hendry Female Positive For Coronavirus

First Patient Tests Positive COVID-19 In Hendry County
UPDATE: March 30, 2020 at 12 noon - There are now 3 positive cases in Hendry, two women and one 28 year old male in Clewiston, and 3 positive cases in Glades county. Okeechobee county has 0 positive cases out of 47 tested.

UPDATE: March 29, 2020 at 7 p.m. - The latest case is confirmed to be a 70 year old female resident of Clewiston. The case confirmed on Saturday is a 39 year old female also a resident of Clewiston. 47 people have been tested.

In Glades county a 56 year old male has tested positive. Four others were tested negative.

Okeechobee county still has no cases out of 45 tested.

LABELLE, FL. March 28 -- A 39-year old female in Hendry County, Fl. has tested positive for COVID-19 today, the first in Hendry county.

The Florida Department of Health reported this evening that 38 persons have been tested for the coronavirus so far in Hendry county, all negative except 1 female.

In Glades county, on the northern border of Hendry, four persons have tested negative. In Okeechobee county 42 persons have tested negative.

Broward county on the southeast border of Hendry county has tested 2,941 total, with 6,989 negative, 801 positive. Palm Beach county has 1,540 negative and 306 positive cases.

Florida has competed 43,071 tests so far with 4,038 positive and 37,327 negative. There have been 56 deaths in Florida.

New York City - Epicenter Of Coronavirus

In comparison to Florida testing, New York state has completed more than any other state by far, giving a better view of where the most cases are located with better ability to quarantine those, and those whom they've been in contact with, and to prepare hospitals with equipment and personnel where needed.

As of Saturday, March 28, NYC has more than 29,766 cases with 1 in 286 people in NYC being tested positive with the virus. Italy has 1 in 655 people infected. New York City is now the epicenter in the world with more per capita cases than Italy, Spain, Switzerland and China and every other country in the world.

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