LABELLE, FL. -- As of Monday, June 15 there are 654 Hendry cases including 4 cases found in the new anti-body testing. 2,366 individual people were tested and there have been 20 deaths. Only 5.9% of Hendry individuals have been tested. 27.5%, about 1 in four of those individuals tested in Hendry had the virus.
Florida's infections numbers climbed this weekend to the highest ever, 85,478 cases, and highest daily increases recorded as well. About 1 in every 246 Floridians now show having or had the virus.
Department of Health Playing With The Testing Numbers?
The Florida Department of Health has posted somewhat misleading numbers for testing each day since May 5, saying 3,906 "total people tested" as of today in Hendry county, but that includes people taking multiple tests, and re-tests. Health care workers and others take multiple tests. 39% of that DOH total include multiple or re-tests of the same individuals.
Because the this accounting of testing, the DOH positive rates post lower percentages of infection by counting all the multiple tests on the same people. Today the DOH says the infection rate is only 16.6% of those tested in Hendry, much lower than the actual rate of 27.5% when counting tests for each tested individual in Hendry.
Agricultural Areas Being Hit Hard
1 in 63 of all the people in Hendry had the virus under the current testing. a higher rate of infection than any other county surrounding Hendry county.
Clewiston had 435 cases, Felda 16, Fort Denaud 3, and LaBelle 149.
1 in 147 residents on the LaBelle side of the county have been infected and 1 in 46 on the Clewiston side, the higher Clewiston infections due in part with the high number of agricultural workers living or working in close quarters. Three out of four Hendry county cases are Hispanic.
Glades County - Nearly Half Of Those Tested Are Infected
In Glades county, cases increased this week to 117, including 3 taking the anti-virus test, and 1 death previously reported, with only 279 individuals tested so far, or 2% of the population.
43.2% of those tested so far in Glades county tested positive for the virus, or almost 1 of every two tested.
1 in 116 residents have the virus, at the current very low rate of testing in Glades County. It is expected the number will increase significantly when more people are tested in the agricultural community.
Nearby Agricultural Hotspots
Hotspots in the area because of significant numbers of people in close confinement in nearby Palm Beach county include the South Bay Correctional Facility operated by the GEO Group, Inc. where 175 prisoners, or 1 in 11 prisoners, have the virus and also 59 staff. 635 inmates are under medical quarantine.
Belle Glade, another hotspot in Palm Beach county had an increase to 501 cases or 1 in 41 residents, and South Bay with 227 cases or 1 in 22 people.
The Immokalee area, in Collier county has 1,088 cases, or 1 in 28 residents.
Local Testing Sites This Week:
Hendry County Health Department in Clewiston: 1100 S. Olympia
Wednesday June 17th from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. (Weather permitting)
Hendry County Health Department in LaBelle: 1140 Pratt Blvd
Friday, June 19th from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. (Weather permitting)
Drive- thru COVID-19 testing is available for any resident- Please contact Glades County Department of Health at 863-946-0707 to schedule an appointment. There is no criteria for testing.
UPDATE: Due to weather concerns, the Hendry County Health Department will provide free COVID-19 testing at the Hendry County EMS Station in LaBelle. Testing Location: 1050 Forestry Division Road, LaBelle Friday, June 26th from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.
Sources: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/7572b118dc3c48d885d1c643c195314e/
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