[dirk digler]

cases at nursing homes are soaring. The Florida Department of Health on Tuesday reported that an average of 2,606 residents a day tested positive for the coronavirus last week, a 74 percent increase from the 1,496 residents a month ago, during the week of June 14.

About one in five Florida residents is 65 or older, and the state is home to 691 licensed nursing homes with 84,448 beds.

And the number of infected workers at nursing homes and assisted-living facilities has more than doubled over the past month. On June 14, 2,326 facility employees tested positive for Covid-19. As of Monday, there were 5,766 cases.