Jacksonville, FL — St. Johns County has recorded its first coronavirus-related death. In its midday update Tuesday the Florida Department of Health confirmed the death in St. Johns County.
The 52-year-old man was classified as a travel-related case as he had traveled to Florida and Minnesota. He had been in contact with a confirmed case.
Overall, St. Johns County has recorded 22 positive cases of Noon Tuesday. 27% of the cases were travel related.
Duval County has three deaths and Clay County has two. There have been no confirmed deaths in Baker or Nassau Counties.
Update from FL DoH on #COVID19 cases in Florida. 1,412 positives. 13,127 negative tests 1,008 tests pending. Monitoring 1,249 people. Many tests still coming in. 18 deaths so death rate dropped slightly to 1.3% @ActionNewsJax https://t.co/VzZwtQW1EU
— John Bachman (@BachmanANjax) March 24, 2020
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— Florida Dept. Health (@HealthyFla) March 19, 2020
In response to the impacts of COVID-19 in our community, St. Johns County is taking additional measures to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of our residents, visitors, and workforce. Full details here: https://t.co/WnppklJyC3
— St. Johns County (@StJohnsCounty) March 23, 2020
