TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With the number of inmate cases of COVID-19 nearing 2,000, the Florida Department of Corrections on Monday extended a ban on prison visitors through July 15. The department first imposed the visitation ban in March to try to prevent spread of the virus. It had been extended through June 28. In a news release Monday, the department said the “decision to reinstate the normal visitation schedule will be evaluated in consultation with public health experts. Also, 438 corrections workers had been infected, according to department numbers.