Source: CCTV news client
According to CBS reported on the 14th, a spokesperson for Florida said that since the start of the new school year in August, 17 faculty members in a school district in the state have died of new crown pneumonia.
Jason Geary, a spokesman for the Polk County School District in Florida, said 17 Polk County public school staff have died of COVID-19. In a school district statement, Kiri said: "The pandemic continues to severely impact our communities and many civil servants, including educators, health workers, rescuers and law enforcement officers, are experiencing tragic losses. He also said that 5 of the 17 people who died of COVID-19 had been diagnosed before the start of the school year and had not returned to work on campus. However, 12 of the employees were still working on campus before their diagnosis. While the district currently has a list of faculty members who have died from COVID-19, the information remains confidential, and it is "very difficult or even impossible" to determine how and from where areas with high transmission rates spread.
Polk County is the seventh university district in Florida and is home to approximately 14,000 employees and 100,000 students. According to Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the county ranks seventh in the number of cases among Florida counties. Since August 23, the district has had more than 3,860 CASEs of COVID-19, including 433 faculty members. Hundreds of students are missing classes every day this year due to COVID-19. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Polk County has a high rate of COVID-19 transmission, however, the county still does not require staff and students to wear masks.