Florida health department’s updated measles numbers shy of Ave Maria report

The Florida Department of Health updated its measles case counts Thursday as scheduled. But even after the dashboard refresh, the totals do not align with reports from two college outbreaks.

The department’s Reportable Diseases Frequency Report now reports 66 confirmed cases statewide through Feb. 7 — including 46 in Collier County.

However, Ave Maria University, a private Catholic school in Collier, reported Wednesday through its clinic that there had been 50 treated students, with seven more in quarantine while still in the four-day contagious period…

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