The missing 559 COVID-19 cases related to elementary, middle and high schools in Florida.
Hundreds of students and staffers contracted the novel coronavirus despite the precautionary measures. The Florida Department of Health published a report last month showing 559 COVID-19 cases related to elementary, middle and high schools logged from Aug. 10 to 23. State health officials quickly retracted the report, saying it was a draft and inadvertently made available.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/09/28/florida-schools-reopened-en-mass-feared-covid-surge-hasnt-followed/3557417001/
The information blackout came a week after the state department said it accidentally published its own school-related COVID-19 case report.
The state report, which noted 559 new COVID-19 cases related to elementary, middle and high schools within a two week period (from Aug. 10 to Aug. 23) including 24 cases in Duval County was retracted after the Times-Union reported on it, noting inconsistencies and discrepancies. The state report did not list cases by school, but rather the county a person who tested positive resides in. The state said the report was in draft form and was published inadvertently.
https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/education/2020/09/02/dept-health-stays-silent-school-related-covid-19-cases/3446169001/
Fishy.