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Tuesday, 19 March 2024

Florida health officials to report coronavirus cases in schools

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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Florida health officials to report coronavirus cases in schools
Florida health officials to report coronavirus cases in schools

The state’s health department now says it will publish COVID-19 case data for Florida schools after mulling the question for nearly a month.

It comes as some of that info was accidentally published online over the weekend.

MONTH.

IT COMES AS SOME OFTHAT INFORMATION WASACCIDENTALLY PUBLISHED ONLINEOVER THE WEEKEND.

THOUGH DATAEXPERTS SAY ITTHEY TELL CAPITOL REPORTFORREST SAUNDERS MORE DETAILSARE NEEDEDAFTER TELLING US FOR WEEKSOFFICIALS ARE“CONTINUING TOREVIEW AND DETERMINE THE MOSTAPPROPRIATE METHOD..” TOPUBLISH SCHOOL CASE DATA& NATFLORIDA HEALTH NOW CONFIRMINGIN A STATEMENT THAT INFO WILLBE AVAILABLE“IN THE COMINGDAYS AND WEEKS” (REP.

ANNAESKAMANI, (D) ORLANDO)“ITHINK PUBLIC PRESSURE IS WHATREALLY IS PUSHING THEDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO MATHIS DATA MORE READILYAVAILABLE” (ANNA) REP.

ANNAESKAMANI, WHOFOR MORE STATE TRANSPARENCY,IS HOPEFUL THE DEPARTMENT WIDELIVER ON THAT PROMISE.

THEINFO, SHE SAYS, VITAL TOSAFETY AS MOST DISTRICTSRETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING.“HAVING DATA AS A BASELINE ISGOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANTFOR UNDERSTANDING WAS THIS THESMART DECISION TO MAKE OR ISIT CAUSING A NEW SPREADIT IMMEDIATELY” (ANNA) ANACCIDENTAL PUBLISHINGFLORIDA HEALTH“DRAF” DATAOVER THE WEEKEND GIVES US APEEK AT WHAT FUTURE SCHOREPORTS COULD LOOK LIKE.

CASESFOR DAYCARES, K-12 ANDCOLLEGES ALL LISTED BY COUNTWITH AGE AND RACE BREAKDOWNS.EXPERTS BELIEVE THE INFO IPROMISING.“REALLY EXCITED TOSEE IT COME OUT” (PROF)DESPITE THAT ENTHUSIASEPIDEMIOLOGY PROFESSOR JASONSALEMI (SUH-LAY-ME) HOPES ANFUTURE REPORTS WILL BE A BITMORE CLEAR.

MOST IMPORTA&WHAT THE STATE MEANS BY“ASSOCIATED CASES” HE SAYS.(PROF. JASON SALEMI, USFEPIDEMIOLOGY)“DOES IT MEAN&//THAT THIS WAS DEEMEDSOMETHING CAUGHT IN THE SCHOOLSETTING OR IS THIS JUSTANYBODY WHO IS COMING INTO THESCHOOL, STUDENT OR STAFF, WHOHAS BECOME A CASE OR BECOMEHOSPITALIZED” (PROF) WHILESALEMI WAITS FOR THAT CLARITY,HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE TAKENDOWN THEIR DATA DROP FROM THISWEEKEND.

FLORIDIANS NOW BACKIN THE DARK, IT SEEMS, UNTILTHE DEPARTMENT EITHER STEPSOR SLIPS UP AGAIN.

FORREST WE,ALONG WITH OTHER MEDORGANIZATIONS, ARE REQUESTINGRETRACTED STATE DATA STAY PUT.ITFOR TRANSPARENCY.

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