ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. (WCJB) —
The governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, has just announced a disaster proclamation in the state. He said he was formally announcing the proclamation, their “version of a state of emergency.” Governor Pritzker announced Monday in a press conference there were four additional cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing the total in the state to 11. (MGN Image)
North Central Florida has it’s first confirmed case of coronavirus.
The Florida Department of Health, in a statement announcing eight new positive COVID-19 cases, says a 68-year-old woman in Alachua County has tested positive.
The woman is a Georgia resident visiting North Central Florida.
She is being isolated and will remain so until cleared by public health officials.
The Georgia Department of Public Health is leading the investigation for the individual.
