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Volusia County authorities urge Biketoberfest visitors to wear masks, social distance
Read full article: Volusia County authorities urge Biketoberfest visitors to wear masks, social distanceDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Officials in Volusia County are expected to hold a news conference Thursday to discuss Biketoberfest and COVID-19 updates. Cases of coronavirus continue to climb throughout the state as well as in Volusia County. As of Thursday morning, the Florida Department reported 90 new cases of COVID-19 in Volusia County. However, Volusia County voted to allow permits for areas not governed by another local city within the county. [RELATED: Bikers descend on Daytona Beach for Biketoberfest | Biketoberfest to go on as planned in Volusia County]
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Volusia County health officials expect amount of COVID-19 deaths to grow
Read full article: Volusia County health officials expect amount of COVID-19 deaths to growVOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. On Friday, officials in Volusia County met to provide updates on the countys response to the coronavirus pandemic. Florida health experts reported Friday that Volusia County had a total of 7,654 positive coronavirus cases. The positivity rate in Volusia County is 7.3%. To date, Volusia County has had 565 hospitalizations and 126 deaths. We can expect to see the number of deaths continue to grow as that number of total cases continues to grow as well, Smith said.
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Leaders in Volusia County meet to discuss COVID-19 update
Read full article: Leaders in Volusia County meet to discuss COVID-19 updateVOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. Officials in Volusia County are expected to hold a news conference Friday to discuss the countys approach to rising coronavirus concerns. Speakers at Fridays news conference include Brad Harris, Business Manager, Volusia County Economic Development, Ray Manchester, Director, Volusia County Beach Safety and Holly Smith, Communications Manager/Government Liaison, Florida Department of Health in Volusia County. As of Friday, the Florida Department of Health reported that there have been 1,117 positive cases of COVID-19 in Volusia County. You can watch the entire news conference live in the video player at the top of this story. Stay with News 6 as we update this story.