ORLANDO, Fla. – The Ronald McDonald Houses of Central Florida will stay closed while cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the state. [RELATED: Ronald McDonald temporarily closes Orlando houses due to COVID-19 cases]Families with children in the hospital have leaned on Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Florida for decades, each year about 2,700 families stay at the houses. "He's been through a lot, definitely," Rebecca Adkins, mother of 3-year-old Matayo said.
Adkins son received his third liver transplant at an Orlando hospital in March, and has been receiving treatment for the last four months.
During that time, Adkins said her family has been staying at a Ronald McDonald House, because their home is more than an hour drive from.