Monday, April 20, 2020

77 Year Old LaBelle Resident Dies Of COVID-19

LABELLE, FL -- The Florida Department of Health has notified Hendry County officials of the first death associated with COVID-19 in Hendry County.

The individual was a 77 year old male resident of LaBelle.

Three additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Hendry County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Hendry County to 44. 1 in 95 residents of the county now have the virus. 319 people have been tested, 1 in 129 people in Hendry.

The latest confirmed cases are a 61 year old female resident of LaBelle, a 35 year old female resident of Clewiston and a 82 year old male resident of Clewiston.

33 of the individuals who have tested positive in Hendry County are currently under isolation. 10 individuals have recovered and been cleared by the Florida Department of Health and are no longer required to be under isolation.

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UPDATE: There are now 46 cases in Hendry county as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 21 including 1 death. 1 in 894 people now have the virus in Hendry.

Two additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Hendry County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Hendry County to 46.

The latest confirmed cases are a 42 year old male and a 67 year old male; both are residents of Clewiston.

35 of the individuals who have tested positive in Hendry County are currently under isolation. 10 individuals have recovered and been cleared by the Florida Department of Health and are no longer required to be under isolation.


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UPDATE: As of Wednesday, April 22 at 6 p.m. eight additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Hendry County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Hendry County to 54.

The latest confirmed cases are as follows:
· 60 year old female resident of LaBelle
· 66 year old male resident of LaBelle
· 52 year old female resident of LaBelle
· 86 year old female resident of LaBelle
· 37 year old female resident of Clewiston
· 89 year old female resident of LaBelle
· 2 year old male resident of Clewiston
· 6 year old female resident of Clewiston

43 of the individuals who have tested positive in Hendry County are currently under isolation. 10 individuals have recovered and been cleared by the Florida Department of Health and are no longer required to be under isolation. 1 in 762 Hendry residents are now positive with the virus.


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UPDATE: As of Thursday at 6 p.m., April 23, the Florida Department of Health has notified Hendry County officials of the second death associated with COVID-19 in Hendry County.

The individual was a 96 year old male resident of LaBelle.

Five additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Hendry County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Hendry County to 59. Now 1 in 697 Hendry residents have the virus. Only 379 people have been tested so far in Hendry county.

The latest confirmed cases are as follows:

· 54 year old male resident of Clewiston
· 31 year old female resident of Clewiston
· 53 year old female resident of Clewiston
· 42 year old female resident of Clewiston
· 63 year old male resident of Clewiston

47 of the individuals who have tested positive in Hendry County are currently under isolation. 10 individuals have recovered and been cleared by the Florida Department of Health and are no longer required to be under isolation. 2 individuals have died.


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UPDATE: As of 6 p.m. Friday, April 24 there are 64 cases, with 1 in 643 Hendry residents having the virus. (1 in 425 have the virus in Broward county and 1 in 688 for the state of Florida on average.)

Five additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Hendry County since yesterday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Hendry County to 64. The latest confirmed cases are as follows:

· 75 year old male resident of Clewiston
· 67 year old male resident of Clewiston
· 55 year old female resident of LaBelle
· 16 year old male resident of Clewiston
· 45 year old male resident of Clewiston

51 of the individuals who have tested positive in Hendry County are currently under isolation. 11 individuals have recovered and been cleared by the Florida Department of Health and are no longer required to be under isolation. 2 individuals have died.

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Contact with a doctor or healthcare provider is still a necessary step to get permission for testing, and then go through a drive through line in Clewiston one morning a week, and similarly one morning in LaBelle.

COVID-19 cases among staff and patients have been found at Clewiston Nursing and Rehabilitation and Oakbrook Health and Rehabilitation Center in LaBelle

Bookmark the following link for automatically updated daily statistics at noon for Hendry/Glades and Florida counties: https://swflorida.blogspot.com/2020/04/hendry-county-fl-cases-covid-19.html

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