ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – In the past few days, more and more cases of COVID-19 are being reported in long-term care facilities within Orange County, leading the area’s health director to identify the locations with outbreaks on Monday.Last week, Dr.
Raul Pino from the Florida Department of Health in Orange County shared details of what he called a “significant outbreak” at Ocoee Health Center that involved 66 residents and 30 staff members who tested positive for the deadly respiratory illness.At that time, there were no reported deaths linked to that specific outbreak but as of Monday, Pino said there have been four deaths at the facility.On top of that, health officials are monitoring outbreaks at two additional long-term care facilities:.