KEY POINTS

  • 2 Florida poll workers, COVID-19 positive
  • Worked at 2 precincts in Hollywood on Florida's primary day
  • Supervisor of Elections assured workers' limited contact with voters

Two Florida poll workers tested positive for COVID-19, the Broward County Supervisor of Elections said on Thursday.

According to the Miami Herald, the two unidentified workers worked on Florida's primary day on March 17 at precincts at the Martin Luther King Community Center and the David Park Community Center, both in the city of Hollywood.

Steve Vancore, spokesman for Supervisor Pete Antonacci said that the office learned about this information over the last 24 hours and that they do not know when the workers contracted the virus.

Nevertheless, he assured that the workers' contact with the voters was limited.

Despite the new restrictions, the first round of Sunday's municipal elections will go ahead as planned
Despite the new restrictions, the first round of Sunday's municipal elections will go ahead as planned AFP / Fred TANNEAU
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