Floridians told to continue to observe pandemic safety protocols Gov. Ron DeSantis is urging residents to travel within the Sunshine State to help statewide tourism recover from economic losses due to COVID-19. On Wednesday, DeSantis and VISIT FLORIDA President and CEO Dana Young visited ...
As the Florida Department of Health on Monday detailed the lowest daily increase in new COVID-19 cases since June 15 and the death rate throughout the state declining, Lee Health announced the expansion of its visitation hours. According to Lee Health officials, effective immediately, Lee ...
Throughout the month of September, Lee County residents will have continued access to free walk-up testing sites for COVID-19. Locations will be scattered throughout Lee County over the next five weeks, where residents over the age of 4 can be tested at no cost and with no appointment or ...
By the Numbers As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, there are 605,502 total cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Florida, an increase of 2,673 since FDOH's last update Tuesday morning, the third lowest daily increase in new cases in the last two weeks. More than 43,500 test results were reported to the Department of Health on Monday, Aug. 24. Of those reported tests, 7.49 percent tested positive; the highest since Aug. 18. The state saw its highest daily percentage of positive patients July 8, when 18.50 percent of tests reported were positive among 51,686 tests. The overall percent positivity since ...
As of 11 a.m. Monday, there are 602,829 total cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Florida, an increase of 2,258 since FDOH's last update Sunday morning, the lowest daily increase in new cases since June 14. More than 45,600 test results were reported to the Department of Health on Sunday, ...
The hours of Lee Health’s COVID-19 mobile collection sites are changing beginning next week. The Fort Myers mobile collection site at Lee Convenient Care’s Page Field location will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to noon. The Cape Coral mobile collection site at the Chester Street Resource Center will be open Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Patients require a doctor’s order and an appointment to have their sample collected for testing at these locations. By the Numbers As of 11 a.m. Friday, there are 593,286 total cases of ...
