With the cases primarily concentrated in South Florida, the number of juvenile-justice workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 has increased to 25, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice said Friday.
The total, up from 22 on Monday, included eight cases at the Broward Regional Juvenile Detention Center, six at the Miami Youth Academy, three at the Palm Beach Youth Academy, two at the Palm Beach Regional Juvenile Detention Center and two at the Broward Youth Treatment Center.
The number of youths in the juvenile system who have tested positive for COVID-19 remained at four Friday, with all of them at the Miami Youth Academy.