ORLANDO, Fla. – One week from Christmas, Florida health care and school officials are pleading for families to continue to observe social distancing over the holiday and not fuel the spread of the coronavirus, which is out of control in some parts of the country.Dr.
Raul Pino, with the Florida Department of Health-Orange County, said Thursday transmission is occurring within homes and among family members, leading to the recent uptick in Orange County’s coronavirus numbers.He said the virus doesn’t appear to be spreading in schools but it does seem to be spreading from children to parents and vice versa.“So what we have seen the largest increase right now is (patients aged) 15 to 14, 35 and older.