Florida health leaders release which nursing homes have most COVID-19 cases

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AND OTHERS WORKINGCHARLOTTE COUNTY.TONIGHT STATE HEALTH LEADERSFINALLY RELEASE WHICH NURSINGHOMES AND ASSISITED LIVINGFACILITIES IN FLORIDA HAVE THEMOST CASES OF COVI━19 INSIDE.THE NEW DETAILS FOLLOW WEEKS OFPRESSURE BY OUR PARENT COMPANY,EW SCRIPPS, AND OTHER MEDIAOUTLETS PRESSING THE STATE FORTHIS INFORMATION FAMILIES AREDESPERATE FOR.4 IN YOUR CORNER’S KATIE LAGRONEHELPED LEAD THAT CHARGE,DEMANDING ANSWERS FROM THEGOVERNOR TODAYJUST A FEW HOURSBEFORE THE STATE MADE IT ALLPUBLIC.

SHE FILES THIS REPORT.115-123LOOK LIVE ON CAMTHE STATE NOW SHARING WITH THEPUBLIC THE NUMBER OF COVID-19-CASES INSIDE LONG TERM CARECENTERS IN OUR AREA AND AROUNDTHE STATE.

IT IS THE FIRST TIMWE ARE SEEING THE SCOPE OF HOWTHIS VIRUS HAS INVADED AND, INSOME CASES, ATTACKED APOPULATION DOCTORS HAVE LONGCONSIDERED MOST VULNERABLE TOTHE DISEASE.VOBROKEN DOWN BY COUNT━THE LISTINCLUDES NEARLY 400FACILITIE━WITH AT LEAST 30REPORTING MORE THAN A DOZENCASES OF THE VIRUS- AND ONENURSING HOME IN ESCAMBIA COUNTYREPORTING 87 RESIDENTS INFECTEDWITH THE VIRUS.

WE’VE ALSOLEARNED THAT AT LEAST 15FACILITIES HAD MORE THAN A DOZENSTAFF MEMBERS TEST POSTIVE FORCOVID-19.THESE NEWLY RELEASEDDETAILSFOLLOWS TWO WEEKS OFPRESSURE BY US AND SEVERAL OTHERLOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETSWHO HAVE REPEATEDLY ASKED FORTHIS INFORMAION AND REPORTED ONTHE STATE’S FAILURE TO PROVIDEIT.DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE INTAMPA EARLIER TODAYI ASKED THEGOVERNOR POINT BLANK IF HESUPPORTED THE RELEASE OF THISINFORMATION.HERE’S OUR EXCHANGE-SOT13:27-Hear katie-- And the number ofdeaths- do you support that kindof detailed informationYea, I think so.

13:34Katie- When do you think thisinfor will be released-Governor- I’m going to say whatI said to hear earlier, I’mgoing to look at it, I’m goingto review it and I’m going tosee what format its in and whatformat makes the most sense andI’m going to do it.ON CAMHOURS LATER- THIS LINK BECAMEAVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH’S COVID-19 SITE.BUT WHAT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ISWHAT SOME SAY IS MOSTCRITICA━THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INFLORIDA LONG TERM CAREFACILITIES WHO HAVE DIED AS ARESULT OF THIS DISEASE.AS A RESULT, WE HAVE JOINED ALAWSUIT WITH NEARLY A DOZENOTHER MEDIA OUTLET━PART OF OFOUR COMMITMENT TO YOU, OURVIEWERS TO BRING YOU V