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Lee Jail continues to limit intakes

If you’re facing arrest in Lee County, the lingering specter of COVID-19 might just have a silver lining of sorts — a temporary get-out-of jail free card. As the pandemic got under way, a policy was implemented at the Lee County Jail that limits the intake of those arrested to certain ...

Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic in Cape Coral July 2

Golisano Children’s Hospital’s Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic will be making stops around Southwest Florida this week to vaccinate children 12 years-old and older for COVID-19.The Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic is walk-up only, and there is no cost for the COVID-19 vaccine, which ...

Lee Health ends COVID-19 data releases

In a message sent out Friday to local media, Lee Health announced it will no longer be issuing updates on COVID-19 hospitalizations at its facilities in Lee County. The final update provided Friday by the health care organization documented 33 COVID-19 patients isolated at its hospitals in ...

Golisano Children’s Hospital’s Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic coming to North Fort Myers, Cape

Golisano Children’s Hospital’s Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic will be making stops around Southwest Florida this week to vaccinate children 12 years-old and older for COVID-19. The Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic is walk-up only, and there is no cost for the COVID-19 vaccine, which will be Pfizer. The mobile clinic will be at the following locations: n Thursday, July 1, 8-10 a.m., North Fort Myers High School, 5000 Orange Grove Blvd., North Fort Myers. This stop is primarily for 2nd doses, however, 1st doses will be provided to those who would like them. Anyone who ...

Lee Health admitted nine new COVID-19 patients, discharged four Monday

As of Tuesday afternoon, Lee Health had 48 COVID-19 patients isolated in system inpatient hospitals, including nine new admissions and four discharges since Monday. Over the weekend, Lee Health saw 14 new COVID-19 admissions and 14 discharges. A total of 6,403 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from Lee Health facilities since the beginning of the pandemic. Census as of Tuesday afternoon was at 93% of staffed operational bed capacity, with 3.6% of those being COVID-19 patients. Staffed operational capacity reflects the number of beds for which the hospital has ...