The Florida Department of Health, in an update today, is reporting 70 positive cases of COVID-19 in Florida residents.
In addition, DOH has confirmed an individual who had previously tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The individual was a 77-year old male in Lee County. This is the 4th death reported in Florida.
During a press conference at the State Emergency Operations Center Saturday, Governor Ron DeSantis provided several additional updates on Florida’s efforts to respond to COVID-19:
- Governor DeSantis requested that Health and Human Services send home the 61 Floridians that were previously aboard the Grand Princess cruise line, home from isolation from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia.
- Governor DeSantis has directed the Department of Health to hire additional epidemiologists from university health programs to help with workload.
- Governor DeSantis has directed the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to extend all existing nursing home and ALF licenses for 90 days to remove distraction from patient care.
- Governor DeSantis directed Director Moskowitz to expand his emergency order and prohibit all visitation to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult family-care homes, long-term care facilities and adult group homes to all visitors for the next 30 days.
- Governor DeSantis directed the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to suspend drivers’ license renewal requirements for 30 days.
- Governor DeSantis directed all agencies to suspend for 30 days licensing and registration renewal requirements for existing processional licenses (e.g. realtors)
