Quarter Of New Covid Cases In Florida Among Those 19 Or Younger As School Mask Debate Rages
Between August 13 and August 19, the state saw a total of 150,118 new COVID-19 cases. Of those infections, 20,331 occurred in people under the age of 12, and 17,310 occurred in people between the ages of 12 and 19. The Tampa Bay Times first reported on the newly released data. The high rate of infections among younger Floridians comes as state officials and some school districts are at odds over a ban on mask mandates in schools....