Seven days, 19 deaths. That is the grim count of coronavirus deaths at Lee Health this past week as the pandemic has gripped the health care center's Lee County hospital over recent weeks in a way the hospital's leaders didn't foresee. On Tuesday, the patient count at Lee Health for those ...

Lee Health set a record for the highest number of COVID-19 patients in their care over the weekend, and the number continues to grow each day. As of Tuesday morning, Lee Health officials reported 455 individuals across their hospitals are being treated for the virus, outpacing the 327-mark ...

The School District of Lee County mask-opt-out form is now available to parents and student guardians online. The district has made masks mandatory but, in compliance with Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order and new Parental Bill of Rights legislation, parents may choose to opt their child out ...

Lee Health set a record for the highest number of COVID-19 patients in system care over the weekend. As of Monday morning, Lee Health officials reported 419 individuals across their hospitals are being treated for the virus, outpacing the 327-mark set last July – a 12% uptick. Lee Health ...

Lee Health is seeing the admission of patients who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 As of Thursday morning, Lee Health had 338 COVID-19 patients isolated in system inpatient hospitals. From Wednesday to Thursday morning, Lee Health saw 50 new COVID-19 admissions and 333 discharges. ...

Lee Health officials have announced “due to the current capacity and highly contagious nature of the COVID-19 delta variant” they are restricting visitation in emergency room departments until further notice. Visitors will only be granted emergency room access for compassionate care or ...

Lee Health officials have announced “due to the current capacity and highly contagious nature of the COVID-19 delta variant” they are restricting visitation in emergency room departments until further notice. Visitors will only be granted emergency room access for compassionate care ...

Smiles, not masks. Parental choice, not mandates. That is the message Gov. Ron DeSantis shared this morning at a press conference in Cape Coral called to announce that he would issue an executive order that will prohibit school systems from mandating masks. "I think the decision about ...

After being largely sidelined for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Florida cruise industry is back online following a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit to reverse its own earlier decision regarding Centers for Disease Control restrictions. The reversal ...

The face of a Cape Coral business that tops the city’s economic development success stories topped another list this week, placing it at the center of a COVID-related controversy. Dr. Joseph Mercola, a board-certified physician and best-selling author who runs a prominent popular natural ...