The positivity rate for COVID-19 in Polk County remains high, even as new infections declined slightly in an update released Friday by the Florida Department of Health.
The positivity rate was 23.4% on testing from July 22 to 28, up slightly from the previous biweekly report. The department disclosed 2,808 new cases, a decline of 7.1% from two weeks earlier.
The positivity rate has been above 20%, an unusually high level, in three consecutive updates. The rate, which does not include results of home testing, had been as low as 2.9% in April.
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