Orlando officials confirmed July 13, 2021 that 16 employees at a 911 Communication Center had tested positive for COVID-19. 15 of those employees were unvaccinated. All of the employees are self-isolating and six other employees are in quarantine, due to possible exposure and possible symptoms.
The Orlando Sentinel reported, that, in all, 22 employees are out, with two hospitalized.
The Communication Center took the following measures as a result of the outbreak:
- Staff are required to wear a face mask at all times unless at their desk.
- Temperature checks are made upon entry.
- A cleaning crew cleans twice a day at the facility, especially high-touched surface areas.
- An Aeroclave unit, which is a machine equipped to disinfect and decontaminate spaces and surfaces, is utilized weekly to further sanitize commonly shared areas.
- Hand sanitizer stations are deployed throughout the building.
- Any vendors or visitors are not able to go inside the facility at this time.
At a Commissioner’s meeting, a director bragged that there were no cases of COVID-19 among his departments. However when each department gave a report they contradicted him, reporting may cases of COVID-19. He stood corrected. It would seem Orange County Government isn’t aware or chooses to ignore the infections in their own ranks. On July 12, 2021 Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings recommended that all residents, vaccinated and unvaccinated, wear face masks indoors as the county reports a nearly 8 percent 14-day rolling positivity rate. Ironically most of the people at the Commissioner’s meeting on July 14, 2021 were mask less. Commissioner’s were separated by plexiglass barriers but plexiglass does not stop an airborne virus.
The highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread among unvaccinated people. 100% of new cases and deaths on July 11, 2021 were unvaccinated people. Get the shot people.