Hendry County sees an increase of COVID-19 cases

Hendry County is seeing an increase of COVID-19 cases and believes most of the cases are coming from the farm workers who tested positive.

PREVENT A SEVERE SECOND WAVE OFTHE ILLNESS.IN HENDRY COUNTY, THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT HAS NOW RECORDED MORETHAN 670 POSITIVE CASES, MOSTLYCOMING FROM THE FARMINGCOMMUNITY.ABOUT 40 THOUSAND PEOPLE LIVEHERE.AND MOST OF THOSE CASES HAVESHOWN UP IN JUST THE PAST MONTH.IN ONE CASE, THE DEPARTMENT SAIDTHERE WERE MORE THAN 100 CASESREPORTED IN A SINGLE FARMHOUSING DEVELOPMENT.WITH THE COUNTY STRAPPED FORRESOURCES, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTHAS HAD TO STEP IN."we’re doing our best.

It’sextremely difficult as you canimagine to have a rapidlygrowing amount of cases likethat to get your arms aroundit."HE SAYS, A LOT OF THOSE FARMWORKERS ARE LEAVING OUR REGIONBECAUSE HARVEST SEASON IS OVER.SO HIS BIGGEST CONCERN IS WHENALL THOSE FARM WORKERS COME BA