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BlueWavePsych

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Tue Oct 27, 2020, 05:33 PM Oct 2020

Is uptick in Florida COVID-19 cases a sign of trouble ahead? [View all]

Public health experts warn Florida’s rising number of COVID-19 cases could be the leading edge of a dangerous spike that could continue for months as the state remains open for business, tourism and education.

Four weeks after Florida entered Phase 3 -- removing capacity limits for businesses, including restaurants and bars -- the number of positive COVID-19 tests is ticking up.

“The embers are out there and Florida is starting to burn," Giordano told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "By the time we see it in the numbers that are reported officially, it’s too late, and you’re going to see it only in the rearview mirror and wish you’d been a little more aggressive.”

https://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/2020/10/26/is-uptick-in-florida-covid-19-cases-a-sign-of-trouble-ahead/

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