Lee Health on Tuesday reported that over the past week, they have discharged more COVID-19 patients than have taken in new each day -- a positive sign that the recent spike in new cases could be subsiding. “I want everyone just to continue to do whatever they can to slow down the spread ...
The School District of Lee County has provided a response to the Florida Department of Education, which gave the district until 10 a.m. today to explain its "inconsistency" with a state rule concerning mask mandates. The School District of Lee County has provided a response to the Florida ...
COVID-related deaths reported at Lee Health facilities surpassed 1,000 Tuesday. Lee Health on Tuesday reported 14 COVID-19 deaths in their hospitals, bringing the total to 1,005 since the start of the pandemic. Southwest Florida’s largest healthcare system reported its first COVID-19 death ...
The School District of Lee County has until 10 a.m. Wednesday to reply to the Florida Department of Education regarding the implementation of a mask mandate that took effect on Sept. 1. The letter from Commissioner Richard Corcoran dated Sept. 3 was sent to Superintendent Dr. Ken Savage and ...
While COVID-19 is still very much present in the Southwest Florida community, Lee Health President and CEO Dr. Larry Antonucci shared some encouraging words Tuesday afternoon that the recent spike in local cases may be on the decline. After detailing how Lee Health saw nearly double the number of patients compared to last year’s peak, Antonucci said, “But now I’m feeling cautiously optimistic, because our numbers over the past week have continued to go down with the exception of one day.” As of Tuesday morning, Lee Health was caring for 525 COVID-positive patients in their ...
Lee Health officials reported some slightly good news on Thursday, as they discharged more COVID-19 patients than had admitted over the last 24-hour period — only the second time that has occurred over the last month. The 596 patients in Lee Health facilities as of Thursday morning is the fewest number of COVID-19 patients Lee Health has treated since Aug. 20. “We hope that this slight downturn will accelerate and continue over the next few weeks,” said Lee Health spokesperson Jonathon Little in an email Thursday. “While this is promising, we are still not out of the ...
