TAMPA, Fla.-As theomicron variantcontinues to spread across the state, health officials are growing concerned. They say the strain of the virus is highly contagious and the increase inFlorida’s COVID-19 cases is now beginning to reflect that. To put into perspective the Florid...
The Florida Department of Health reported another record-setting day for COVID-19 deaths; however, there is a delay in reporting some deaths around the state. ORLANDO, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) is reporting a record number of deaths from COVID-19, listing 156 deaths ...
contradicting federal public health leaders whose advice says all kids should get the shots. In response, the American Academy of Pediatrics and its Florida chapter issued written statements reiterating support for vaccinating eligible children age 5 and older against COVID-19. ...
*No longer a "variant of concern" as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ShareCOVID-19 variants in FloridaReport In Florida, more than 116,700 people had tested positive for COVID-19 variants of concern through May 5, 2022. Treasure Coast ...
of the analysis obtained by the Times through a records request showed that catching COVID-19 could increase the chances of a cardiac-related death much more than getting the vaccine, but that information was missing from the final version put out by the Florida Department of Health last ...
In Order to safely and efficiently continue providing services, city hall and all city facilities are closed to public access due to the #COVID19 outbreak, until further notice. Many municipal services such as utility bill-pay, building permits and others can still be accomplished via electronic...
In this Monday, June 8, 2020, photo, Flora Garcia arrives with her daughter Krislaya Trejo at the Florida Department of Health in Collier County to be tested for COVID-19 amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Immokalee, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ...
Having someone disruptive cannot be tolerated during this public pandemic, which led the Department to determine that it was best to terminate her employment. Since her dismissal, Jones has set up Florida Covid Action, an alternative provider of COVID-19-related data in the state of Florida. ...
There have now been over 3,100 deaths in Florida due to COVID-19. The state has tested over 1.5 million people, according to itshealth department. While Governor Ron DeSantis has attributedrecent spikesto increased access to testing, many experts say the state's rushed reopening plan following...
Despite claims that Florida traces every case of Covid-19, a CNN investigation found that health authorities in Florida, now the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for the virus, often fail to do contact tracing, long considered a key tool in containing an outbreak