He then argued that “as the prevalence of the virus has increased in recent weeks, fear and anxiety have also increased,” an inevitable feeling that the governor proposes to “put aside” because “challenges must be faced with determination. and resolution, guided by evidence, because we cannot afford to be paralyzed by fear. “
The governor did not mention the controversial state order calling for the reopening of schools in late August in early July, nor the lawsuit filed by the Florida teachers’ union, the Teachers Association, in which teachers allege that the constitution The state demands a “healthy and safe” environment and that “the resurgence of the virus is alarming and is out of control.”
Instead, the Governor put forward his view on why he believes schools should reopen as soon as possible.
“Let’s be honest, (distance learning) is a far cry from the (quality of) in-person instruction and it puts a tremendous burden on working parents,” he said.
School districts
The position of school authorities, spearheaded by the School District’s proposal to Miami-Dade, the fourth largest in the nation, is to maintain distance learning “as long as cases continue to increase at the current rate,” since, according to the Center for Communicable Diseases, “the ideal environment to reopen schools would require less than 10% of people who get tested in Miami-Dade County are diagnosed with COVID-19. ”
Currently, the rate of tests and infections in Miami-Dade exceeds 20%, reached 28.1% just four days ago, although the new calculation methodology of the county government ensures that it is 19.5%, as published last night, Wednesday, July 23 .
That same county report recognizes the 2,723 new cases that were reported yesterday by the state Health authority, although the good news is that more than 60% are asymptomatic and younger than 50 years, which means better physical conditions to deal with the virus.
The new report no longer publishes the percentage of occupation in intensive care units (ICU, or ICU in Spanish) in the hospital network, it does mention the figures that allow the calculation: With an inventory of 400 beds in the ICU network There are 527 patients admitted who require intensive care, which denotes an occupation of 131.75%, which is the same as saying that there is an over-occupation of 31.75%.
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