ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Vaccination efforts that have now been underway since late last year are starting to reduce the number of new COVID-19 cases being reported among the local elderly population.
Dr. Raul Pino from the Florida Department of Health in Orange County said he’s “pleasantly surprised” to see cases dropping already.
He pointed to a chart that showed more than 600 positive cases among those 65 and older during the first week of the year compared to about 200 cases in that same population during the sixth week of the year. [TRENDING: Man in Capitol riot arrested at Orlando airport | Tom Brady throws Lombardi Trophy | How to get the vaccine in Fla.] “It clearly illustrates that as we increase the level of vaccination in that group