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A Keys County Commissioner And His Wife Have Tested Positive For COVID-19

Monroe County Elections
Commissioner Craig Cates

A Monroe County commissioner who lives in Key West and his wife have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and were both hospitalized on Tuesday.

Commissioner Craig Cates and his wife, Cheryl Cates, were in the hospital Tuesday with the virus, said County Commissioner Michelle Coldiron.

“We are all saying prayers for their speedy recovery,” Coldiron said, as the commission meeting resumed after a break at about 1:50 p.m. “You’re in our thoughts and in our prayers.”

Craig Cates couldn’t be reached Tuesday afternoon.

Read more at FL Keys News.

Gwen Filosa covers the Florida Keys for WLRN. She has been reporting from the island chain for over a decade, from Cuban landings and the workforce housing crisis, to the oddities and charms of the Keys.
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