Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz announced that one field hospital is currently staged in Orlando and can be sent to other areas of the state if needed.
Another field hospital is on its way to Broward County, which has the highest number of confirmed cases of COVID-19. The county had 55 of the state’s 216 cases, Moskowitz said.
The third field hospital will be set up in Ocala, which is north of Orlando. That mobile facility can also be moved to other areas as needed.
In addition, Moskowitz is working with federal officials to determine whether the state can add U.S. Navy Mercy-Class hospital ships at Florida ports.
As of Tuesday night, Florida health officials said 216 people had tested positive for COVID-19, including 21 out of state residents who tested positive in Florida and six Florida residents who tested positive elsewhere,.