Theme Parks In Florida Covid
Disney world s florida theme parks closed march 15 at the start of the.
Theme parks in florida covid. Mike schneider tamara lush. They also reported. Florida theme parks have seen some covid 19 cases among guests and workers since reopening but the state is unable to provide an exact count.
Florida theme parks keep eye on covid 19 as spring break nears. Central florida theme parks see big holiday crowds as covid 19 cases spike share by. The florida department of health reported 11 093 new covid 19 cases on sunday.
Timeline initial cases january may 2020 february 29 2020. Ron desantis praised florida theme parks handling of the coronavirus pandemic during a news conference monday. Florida becomes the tenth state to confirm its first covid 19 cases.
Florida state health laboratories in tampa jacksonville and miami are able to process covid 19 tests locally rather than sending them to federal labs cutting processing time from 3 5 days to 1 2 days. Disney theme parks in orlando are now operating at a 35 percent capacity up from the 25 percent capacity they reopened at in july. One in manatee county and one in hillsborough.
Theme parks report no covid 19 outbreaks since reopening no outbreaks have been reported at disney universal seaworld busch gardens six flags legoland and cedar fair parks in. Two incidents involved workers associated with. The news comes as florida continues to experience a surge in coronavirus cases reporting more than 5 600 new cases on thursday.
That brings the statewide case total since the start of the pandemic to 1 571 279.