Florida added 77 new cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID variant, seven cases of P.1 and one case of B.1.351, according tothe Center for Disease Control and Prevention s Tuesday evening update.
Florida now has 2,351 B.1.1.7 cases, 49 P.1 cases and 15 B.1.351 cases, according to the CDC.
Nationwide there are a total of 11,569 cases of B.1.1.7 variant cases across all 50 states and Puerto Rico, according to the CDC. There are 312 cases of B.1.351 in 31 states and a total of 172 P.1 cases in 22 states.
The News-Journal has sent multiple requests to the state over the past month for an updated list of variant cases by county. During that time, The News-Journal received just one response on March 24 which said the request had been received and sent to a team for processing.
Governor applauds new temporary COVID-19 vaccine site in Port Orange community
Cranes Lake site will be open through weekend
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The new site opened at the Cranes Lakes community on Cranes Lake Boulevard.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Friday afternoon and addressed the public and members of the press, telling them that he’s glad Volusia County residents will be provided more access to the vaccine.
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“We were able to bring 4,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccines here for seniors, so we’re going to do this over the next four days and be able to, I think, make a really big impact,” DeSantis said.
On Monday night at 9 p.m., eligible employees in the Volusia County school district were notified via email that the district reserved a limited number of vaccinations in partnership with AdventHealth that were available on a first come, first serve basis. Within hours, the appointments were filled.
District spokeswoman Kelly Schulz was not sure how many vaccinations were available, but said the number was in the hundreds. The News-Journal reached out to AdventHealth for specifics, and its spokeswoman deferred to the district.
The district has 4,000 employees that are 50 years old or older. The district has 450 employees who are 65 or older, a group that already had access to vaccinations through a partnership with the Volusia County Department of Health. The district does not track how many of its employees have received the vaccine.