Rural Immokalee has more COVID-19 Cases than Any Zip Code in Florida

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Rural Immokalee has more COVID-19 Cases

The Florida ZIP code with the greatest number of COVID-19 infections isn’t in Miami-Dade County. Or Broward. Or Palm Beach.

Nestled inland in Collier County, the rural Immokalee community has now seen 1,207 infections, all in the 34142 ZIP code region.

Florida Department of Health geographic data shows troubling signs for a community best known as home to migrant farm workers.

The area has two more residents who tested positive for COVID-19 than in the ZIP code serving Little Havana, 33125.

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