LABELLE. – Eight additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Hendry County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Hendry County to 54.

The latest confirmed cases are as follows:

· 60 year old female resident of LaBelle;

· 66 year old male resident of LaBelle;

· 52 year old female resident of LaBelle;

· 86 year old female resident of LaBelle;

· 37 year old female resident of Clewiston;

· 89 year old female resident of LaBelle;

· 2 year old male resident of Clewiston;

· 6 year old female resident of Clewiston.

Forty-three of the individuals who have tested positive in Hendry County are currently under isolation. Ten individuals have recovered and been cleared by the Florida Department of Health and are no longer required to be under isolation. One person has died.