JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A “single digit” number of people in Jacksonville are being monitored for the coronavirus by the Florida Department of Health, the city told Action News Jax Monday morning.
People are being monitored in their homes, not at hospitals.
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Monitoring does not mean they have the virus, officials said. There are two Florida cases of the coronavirus in Hillsborough County and Manatee County that have been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control that the Florida Department of Health is also monitoring.
Gov. Ron DeSantis gave an update in a news conference in Miami. Watch below on Facebook:
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Posted by Action News Jax on Monday, March 2, 2020
BREAKING: City of Jacksonville tells me “single digit” amount of people in JAX being monitored by the Florida Department of Health for #coronavirus. Again this is monitored, doesn’t mean they have virus. I’m told being monitored at their homes and not hospitals @ActionNewsJax
— Ben Becker (@BenBeckerANjax) March 2, 2020
Here's some more info on the 2 people who tested positive for #COVID19 in #Florida:
— Lorena Inclán (@LorenaANjax) March 2, 2020
-A man in his 60s from Manatee County with no travel history to affected areas
-A woman in her 20s who recently returned from Northern Italy which is experiencing a large outbreak #Coronavirus https://t.co/7R8T5NjMku
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