WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay announced on Tuesday that she's tested positive for the coronavirus.
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— Melissa McKinlay (@VoteMcKinlay) October 27, 2020
McKinlay posted on social media that she's quarantining per CDC guidelines and is working with health officials on contract tracing.
The commissioner said she feels lethargic and a bit achy, but is otherwise showing no symptoms.
"I feel tired, but I think we all do at this point in 2020," McKinlay wrote.
Because of her COVID-19 diagnosis, McKinlay attended Tuesday's county commission meeting by audio and was not physically present.
"Anybody who still wants to believe that this virus isn't a real thing is welcome to come and talk to me," McKinlay said via teleconference. "I'm in quarantine for the next 10 days."
In September, McKinlay said her 19-year-old daughter went to the emergency room after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Florida reported an additional 3,377 coronavirus cases on Monday.
Florida's first-time positivity rate for COVID-19 increased from 4.71% to 5.94%, and Palm Beach County's rate went from 4.71% percent to 6.18%, the highest in a month and higher than the 5% goal that health officials aim for.
Deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. are on the rise again. Average deaths per day across the country are up 10% over the past two weeks, from 721 to nearly 794 as of Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
