Happy Monday! Here’s the 5 Things You Need to Know to start this week out right:
1. There have been 6,500 new COVID-19 cases reported the last three days in Florida.
That includes 48 more cases in Osceola County over the last three days for a total of 838, but according to the Florida Department of Health’s statistics there have been no fatalities recorded here in over a week — knock on wood — and just three new hospitalizations since last Sunday.
Based on the county’s population of 368,000, 1 out of 438 residents has been diagnosed with it — that number may be skewed just a bit factoring in non-residents diagnosed here. Of that two-tenths of one percent of the population, 1 in 5 of them have been hospitalized and 1 out of 40, or 2.5 percent, have died.
For the lab test results returned, Osceola County is still returning just over 3 percent positive tests over the last five days. So, there is some good news in with the tough news, but we have to stay vigilant, by washing hands frequently, using hand sanitizer when we can’t, wearing face coverings when in public and maintaining six feet of social distancing.
2. So here’s where to get tested for the coronavirus in Osceola County this week.
There are four locations around the county free COVID-19 tests will be available this week.
Testing remains available Monday through Friday at Prescriptions Unlimited, 2521 13th Street, Suite A in St. Cloud, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily for those 18 years and older. Appointments are not required. Testing will be offered on a first come, first served basis with a limited number of tests available.
The county’s mobile testing site will be at the Mary Jane Arrington Gym and Aquatic Center (625 Country Club Drive) Poinciana, Wednesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Testing will occur inside the facility, so those seeking testing are asked to wear a face covering. Testing remains available Mondays and Fridays at the Florida Department of Health in Osceola County, 1875 Fortune Road, Kissimmee. For each of these locations, call 407-343-2000 to schedule an appointment.
Drive-through testing is still available at the Walmart Supercenter at 3250 Vineland Road in Kissimmee, Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Appointments and further information can be found at MyQuestCovidTest.com.
Keep in mind there are no symptom criteria to get tested.
3. Osceola County high school athletes can return to voluntary conditioning workouts with coaches this week.
After gyms, practice fields and weight rooms have sat quiet and empty for almost exactly three months, the Osceola County School District will allow athletes to return to campus to work out with coaches starting this morning.
Athletes who are participating in such conditioning will need completely-filled out paperwork, active physicals and online clearance to participate, and will need to bring all of their equipment needs themselves like workout clothes, shoes, water, towels and bags.
Practice will be limited to conditioning and 50 percent exertion in weight rooms (maximum 25 in weight rooms at a time if 6-foot distancing can be maintained). There will be no sports-specific equipment used the first two weeks — so no throwing a football or hitting a volleyball — no contact drills, and locker rooms are off limits.
Osceola County is the second in Central Florida to start workouts. Seminole County began last week.
4. Florida’s college athletes will be able to sign endorsements and make money next summer.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed that new bill late Friday afternoon that would allow college athletes in the state to make money from endorsements starting next summer. The college sports industry generates billions of dollars through the NCAA each year, and this creates opportunities for the athletes to benefit from it.
DeSantis — who played college baseball while at Yale University — called it “fundamentally unfair” that the current structure prohibits college athletes from receiving any compensation. Florida’s law is similar to those passed in California and Colorado in the last year, but those don’t go into effect until Jan. 1, 2023, and many other states are considering similar proposals, but Florida’s legislation would be the first to take effect.
To realize how wide-reaching this would be in Florida, keep in mind that the state of Florida has seven Football Bowl Subdivision football programs, and a handful of others like Stetson and Florida Gulf Coast play other Division One sports.
5. Photographers unite! Grab your cameras and get out in the wild, it’s Nature Photography Day.
The North American Nature Photography Association, along with photography lovers everywhere observe Nature Photography Day on June 15th. It’s a day to capture the breath-taking beauty all around us and encourage others to see the wonders of our natural Earth. So get out and explore the world around you, even with the camera on your phone to take some photos of nature. Most of us live on or near a lake or pond and can capture a great sunset tonight, or sunrise tomorrow.
And about that sunset, here’s your weather. You may or may not get to see that sunset tonight, as there’s a 40 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms this afternoon after we reach a high of around 88, or what we call a Monday in June. Tonight expect clearing skies and a low temperature in the lower 70s.
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