Hendry And Glades County COVID Cases Rise Again

LABELLE, FL. -- As of Monday, July 27 there are 1,592 Hendry county COVID-19 cases recorded since March 1, or 1 in 24 people in the county testing positive, including cases found in the new anti-body testing.

34 deaths are reported, including 18 from nursing homes. About 1 in 3 of those individuals tested so far in Hendry had the virus.

In Glades county, Florida, cases increased this week to 385, including the anti-virus test, and 3 deaths. About 50% of individuals tested in Glades were positive. 1 in 35 residents have the virus at the current low rate of testing in Glades County.

Hendry has dropped to the 23rd highest 7-day average of new cases per 100,000 people among all Florida counties. But, Glades county has risen to the 3rd highest with the large amount of new cases tested last week.

1 in 34 residents on the LaBelle side of the county have been infected and 1 in 23 on the Clewiston side, the higher Clewiston infections due in part with the high number of agricultural workers living or working in close quarters and not able to implement physical distancing. About three out of four Hendry county cases are Hispanic.

Moore Haven Correctional Facility has 179 inmates in medical quarantine, 149 infected prisoners, and 25 staff infected.

South Bay Correctional Facility has 774 inmates in medical quarantine, 296 infected prisoners, and 77 staff infected.

Immokalee in nearby Collier county has 2,002 cases, or 1 in 15 people infected in that area.

About 1 in every 46 Floridians now show having or had the virus.

Florida has the highest 7-day average of new cases per 100,000, followed by Louisiana and Mississippi as second and third in highest number of new cases per 100K.