The Florida Department of Emergency Management on Tuesday announced that beginning today, Aug. 5, that state-supported drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites will prioritize testing for symptomatic individuals, individuals age 65 and older and children under the age of 18. This includes the testing ...
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Division of Emergency Management announced Tuesday that state-supported drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites will prioritize testing for symptomatic individuals, individuals 65 and older and children under the age of 18 starting Wednesday. This adjustment is ...
The Florida Department of Health in Lee County, in partnership with Lee County Government, is providing free walk-up COVID-19 testing throughout Lee County during the month of August. Testing is scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning at 9 a.m. and will continue, weather-permitting, ...
Each school within the Lee County School District is reaching out to families that have not yet made an instructional model selection for the upcoming school year. While the vast majority have selected an educational option, 8,000 parents have not yet notified the district as to whether ...
By CJ HADDAD cjhaddad@breezenewspapers.com Additional free COVID-19 testing will be available to Lee County residents throughout the month of August. The Florida Department on Health on Monday announced they will be providing free walk-up COVID-19 testing throughout the county in ...
As of 11 a.m. Friday, there are 470,386 cases of the new coronavirus confirmed in Florida, an increase of 9,007 since FDOH's last update Thursday morning. More than 97,600 test results were reported to the Department of Health on Thursday, July 30. Of those reported tests, 10.57 percent ...
Health officials on Friday called the last seven days “incredibly promising” when it comes to the spread of COVID-19 in Lee County and reported the lowest amount of hospitalizations since June. Lee Health President and CEO Dr. Larry Antonuci reported the good news in a media call while ...
The Florida Division of Emergency Management has announced that all state-supported drive-thru and walk-up COVID-19 testing sites are temporarily closed in anticipation of impacts from what is now Tropical Storm Isaias. This order impacts the drive-thru testing site at CenturyLink Sports ...
Members of the Lee Health Facility Medical Executive Committee last Friday sent a letter to Lee County Board of County Commissioners Chair Brian Hamman, requesting a countywide mask mandate “in public places and inside businesses where social distancing is not always feasible.” The letter ...
The Florida Department of Health provided a special presentation to the school board Monday regarding contact tracing of COVID-19 and how both entities can work together once school resumes. Superintendent Dr. Greg Adkins said the Florida Department of Health has been wonderful through the ...
