ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – As protesters filled the streets in downtown Orlando in early June -- most wearing masks, some not -- questions began to circulate about whether the mass demonstrations would lead to an increase in COVID-19 cases.Although cases have been on the rise across the state in recent weeks, it’s unclear whether that’s due to the George Floyd protests or just as a result of businesses reopening and increased activity in Florida.The director of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County Dr.
Raul Pino said that contact tracers responsible for determining how a person acquired the deadly respiratory illness and tracking down others who may have been exposed don’t specifically ask about a patient’s participation in protests.