PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — A half-dozen Palm Beach Gardens firefighters have been quarantined as a precaution after possibly being exposed to the coronavirus.
James Ippolito, deputy chief of operations at Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue, said Monday the firefighters were in contact with a patient who was under investigation for the virus.
As a result, all six firefighters were being quarantined "out of an abundance of caution," Ippolito said.
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No other information was immediately made available.
The Florida Department of Health has confirmed eight cases in Palm Beach County. Five of them are travel-related.