Two of the four people who tested positive for the coronavirus in Florida have died.

The Florida Department of Health said the two people, both in their 70s, had traveled overseas.

One of the Floridian deaths was a man with underlying health issues in Santa Rosa County in Florida’s Panhandle, and the other was an elderly person in Lee County in the Fort Myers area.

On Saturday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an order directing a Level II public health emergency in the state.

The death toll from the coronavirus is now at 14 in the United States. There are at least 253 confirmed cases across the country.

There are still two people in Florida who tested positive for the coronavirus.

Everyone should remain calm and practice preventative measures to reduced their risk.

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About Andy Hodges

Andy Hodges was born in Annapolis, Maryland. When he was age 9, his parents moved to Jupiter, Florida. Andy spent several years at various radio & television stations in Florida such as WLIZ, WFLX-FOX 29, WIRK, WIXI, WKSY, WRMF, and WJNO to name a few. In 1994, Andy made a career change to computer programming and worked for several technology companies (two are Fortune 500) in Atlanta, Georgia. However, Andy returned to Florida and settled in the small town of Sebastian in 2002. In 2005, he returned to the broadcasting news sector and eventually joined our news team in 2016 as editor in chief. Andy's family has lived in Sebastian for more than 45 years.