Four Teachers in Same FL County Die of COVID in 24 Hours

By Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, Aug. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In conscionable 24 hours, 4 teachers successful Broward County, Fla., died from COVID-19.

At slightest 3 of the teachers were unvaccinated, CBS News reported.

"Within a 24-hour span, we had an adjunct teacher walk away, a teacher astatine her schoolhouse walk away, an simple teacher walk distant and different teacher astatine a precocious school," Broward Teachers Union president Anna Fusco told CBS News.

The deaths were announced a fewer days aft Broward County's schoolhouse committee pushed backmost against Governor Ron DeSantis' prohibition connected disguise mandates successful schools that was signed into effect connected July 30.

The committee voted 8-to-1 to necessitate students to deterioration masks successful school, saying it would assistance support students and teachers safe. Those with morganatic concerns oregon wellness issues tin opt out, CBS News reported.

Fusco said quality of the teachers' deaths was "extremely frightening," but excessively common. "I perceive this each day. Whether successful Broward oregon elsewhere," she said.

As schools astir the state hole for students to capable the halls again, Fusco said she's grateful for the Broward County School Board's decision.

"We got a small spot of relief, keeping disguise protocols, manus sanitizer, other sanitizing," she said.

With the Delta variant surging passim the country, Florida has been breaking records for caller COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, CBS News reported.

K-12 students and unit returning for in-classroom learning should deterioration masks, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend.

More information

Visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for much connected COVID vaccines.

SOURCE: CBS News