St. Pete Chamber presents: Coronavirus Impact Insights. 6-11-29

On this episode, Jaclyn Boland, CEO of the Intercultural Advocacy Institute joins Chris Steinocher, CEO of the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, and Joe Hamilton, publisher of the St. Pete Catalyst to talk about the Hispanic Outreach Center.

First, while reopening continues, Steinocher breaks down the number of new COVID-19 cases. The 14-day average of daily new cases now sits at 38.6, up 4 from Wednesday and the percent positive hovers at 2.24 percent, though Steinocher says he expects to see that number rise as previous lower average cases cycle off. Wednesday brought 124 new cases and another death was reported. Steinocher also notes that ICU beds are still available, but there were 18 fewer beds between Wednesday and Thursday, some of those taken up by COVID-19 patients.

The Hispanic Outreach Center was founded in 2000 in partnership with the Clearwater Police Department. The department saw a need in the community for better relationship building and communication between a growing Hispanic population and the public safety services surrounding them. #stpetechamber #stpetecatalyst #stpete #florida #TampaBay #radio