ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Although the number of COVID-19 cases both statewide and in the region has soared in recent weeks, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said Monday he is starting to feel as if the area could be seeing some signs of improvement.As of Monday, there have been 14,407 COVID-19 patients in Orange County since the virus was first detected in Florida on March 1.
Of those cases, 375 were reported between Sunday and Monday. The local cumulative positivity rate is 9.2% and the recovery rate locally sits at 61%, according to Dr.
Raul Pino from the Florida Department of Health in Orange County.While those numbers may be among the highest in the state, Pino said researchers are starting to see evidence of what they hope will be a.