Rebekah Jones, the former Florida Department of Health data analyst who helped build the state’s coronavirus case tracker — only to be fired last year for alleged insubordination — said she tested positive for the virus after turning herself in to authorities over the weekend. Rebekah Jones surrendered to the Leon County detention facility on Sunday after law enforcement officials issued a warrant for her arrest on allegations that she illegally accessed a Florida Department of Health (FDOH) computer system.”To protect my family from continued police violence, and to show that I’m ready to fight whatever they throw at me, I’m turning myself into police in Florida Sunday night,” she wrote on Twitter. “The Governor will not win his war on science and free speech. He will not silence those who speak out.”FLORIDA POLICE RAID HOME OF FIRED HEALTH DEPT. DATA SCIENTIST WHO BUILT STATE’S COVID-19 TRACKERJones was charged with one count of offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks, and electronic devices, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) said.She told reporters of her positive test after being released from jail Monday morning on $2,500 bond. On Tuesday, Jones criticized Florida and its state contact tracers for not reaching out to her. “Florida contact tracers still haven’t contacted me,

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