ORLANDO, Fla. – With Legoland set to welcome guests soon and Universal Orlando awaiting approval to reopen, Florida’s major theme parks will be one of the biggest factors in restoring the state’s economy post-coronavirus but new cases of COVID-19 continue to rise.
The Florida Department of Health reported 776 new people have tested positive for the respiratory illness as of Friday. According to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard, 2,190 people have died from the virus since early March, that numbers includes 46 new fatalities Friday.
However, that number could be greater. After push back, the DOH gave medical examiners permission to begin releasing death numbers again, showing discrepancies between the state dashboard and what local medical