ORLANDO, Fla. – Nearing the end of the first workweek under phase one to reopen Florida coronavirus cases reached 38,828 on Thursday including 1,600 dead.
Nearly 6,800 people have been hospitalized due to the respiratory illness since March 1. The state does not report current hospitalization numbers.
The best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to limit contact with others, wash your hands and clean surfaces regularly.
Wearing a face mask will not prevent someone from catching the illness but it will help prevent transmission if someone has the virus and doesn’t know it because they are asymptomatic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.