Florida one month away from peak of coronavirus cases, Orange County mayor says

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said Florida is one month away from the peak of coronavirus cases in the state.

Demings shared a heat map of where officials are seeing the biggest clusters of cases in Orange County.

Two more Orange County firefighters tested positive and an Orlando firefighter, but no firefighters had to be hospitalized.

Read: Gov. DeSantis to issue stay-at-home order in Florida

Orange County’s rental assistance program ended Wednesday, leaving thousands of people without the help of the program.

Demings said more than 30,000 people applied, but they only budgeted 1.8 million taxpayer dollars to help 1,500 people. He said they will be going well over the budget.

There are now more than 400 positive patients in Orange County.

Read: Orange County testing site reaches maximum amount of tests given during first day of criteria expansion

The criteria was finally expanded at the convention center testing site Wednesday.

The site is supposed to be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., but they reached their daily limit of 250 tests by 11:15 a.m.

Officials advise those who are seeking to get tested to arrive early.

Coronavirus In-Depth: Gov. DeSantis issues stay-at-home order while cases rise The stay-at-home order will go into effect at midnight on Friday, giving Floridians chances to prepare for the next 30 days.

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