ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said Tuesday during a news conference that Orange County has “effectively contained" the COVID-19 virus.
The the @OrangeCoFL press briefing ...@OCFLMayor just said our two week Covid-19 positivity rate average is 4.8% and that we have now "effectively contained the virus" in our community. @WFTV
— Lauren Seabrook (@LSeabrookWFTV) September 8, 2020
Florida reports 44 deaths linked to COVID-19 as daily cases remain below 2K
The two-week COVID-19 positivity rate average for Orange County is 4.8%, Demings said.
WATCH LIVE: Orange County officials give coronavirus updateWATCH LIVE: Orange County officials give coronavirus update. Read: at.wftv.com/3bBCF2d
Posted by WFTV Channel 9 on Tuesday, September 8, 2020
For the second straight day, health officials reported less than 2,000 new cases of coronavirus statewide.
Reporter Lauren Seabrook is at the news conference, pressing officials for more details. She’ll report what she learns live on Channel 9 Eyewitness News.
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