(Updated 8/4/2020 at 3:00 pm) ~491,773 positive cases in Florida residents and 5,557 positive cases in non-Florida residents~   TALLAHASSEE —The Florida Department of Health (DOH), in order to provide more comprehensive data, releases a report on COVID-19 cases in Florida once per day. The DOH COVID-19 dashboard is also providing updates once per day. The state also provides a report detailing surveillance data for every Florida county, which is available here. In order to make the daily COVID-19 report easier to download and more accessible, the daily report will now separate case line data in a separate PDF. Both [Read More.]

Health Data:  https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c8 Global Confirmed Cases: 18,359,053 (695,709 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 4,738,853 (156,041 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 497,330 (7,526 deaths, 27,952 hospitalizations, 3,790,202 tests, 13.12% positive rate) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 15,874 (312 deaths, 1,020 hospitalizations, 110,404 tests, 14.4% positive rate) Estero Confirmed Cases: 343 (death and hospitalization numbers are not provided by the Florida State Department of Health)

SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 8/3/2020)   Globally 17,918,582 cases (257,677) 686,703 deaths (5,810) Africa 815,996 cases (13,204) 14,062 deaths (283) Americas 9,630,598 cases (153.835) 363,162 deaths (3,982) Eastern Mediterranean 1,564,836 cases (10,771) 40,782 deaths (396) Europe 3,391,779 cases (15,862) 213,559 deaths (276) South-East Asia 2,187,015 cases (55,850) 46,675 deaths (838) Western Pacific 327,617 cases (8,155) 8,450 deaths (35)   Highlights WHO has published a COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Progress Report. The report highlights the progress made from 1 February to 30 June 2020 under the three objectives outlined in [Read More.]

(Updated 8/3/2020 at 12:30 pm) ~486,384 positive cases in Florida residents and 5,500 positive cases in non-Florida residents~   TALLAHASSEE —The Florida Department of Health (DOH), in order to provide more comprehensive data, releases a report on COVID-19 cases in Florida once per day. The DOH COVID-19 dashboard is also providing updates once per day. The state also provides a report detailing surveillance data for every Florida county, which is available here. In order to make the daily COVID-19 report easier to download and more accessible, the daily report will now separate case line data in a separate PDF. Both [Read More.]

(updated 8/1/2020 at 7:00 pm) The State of Florida Issues COVID-19 and Tropical Storm Isaias Updates TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The State of Florida is responding to COVID-19 and Tropical Storm Isaias. As the state continues to respond to both events, updates on the state’s actions will be issued as necessary. Governor Ron DeSantis is in constant communication with Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz and State Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees as the State of Florida continues to monitor and respond to the threat of COVID-19 and Tropical Storm Isaias. President Donald Trump approved Governor DeSantis’ request that he declare [Read More.]

SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 8/2/2020)   Globally 17,660,523 cases (262,929) 680,894 deaths (5,851) Africa 802,792 cases (14,344) 13,779 deaths (234) Americas 9,476,763 cases (156,433) 359,180 deaths (3,963) Eastern Mediterranean 1,554,065 cases (9,071) 40,386 deaths (367) Europe 3,375,535 cases (17,419) 213,284 deaths (323) South-East Asia 2,131,165 cases (58,971) 45,837 deaths (937) Western Pacific 319,462 cases (6,691) 8,415 deaths (27)   Highlights WHO has published a COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Progress Report. The report highlights the progress made from 1 February to 30 June 2020 under the three objectives outlined in [Read More.]

(Updated 8/2/2020 at 2:30 pm) ~481,668 positive cases in Florida residents and 5,464 positive cases in non-Florida residents~   TALLAHASSEE —The Florida Department of Health (DOH), in order to provide more comprehensive data, releases a report on COVID-19 cases in Florida once per day. The DOH COVID-19 dashboard is also providing updates once per day. The state also provides a report detailing surveillance data for every Florida county, which is available here. In order to make the daily COVID-19 report easier to download and more accessible, the daily report will now separate case line data in a separate PDF. Both [Read More.]

SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 8/1/2020)   Globally 17,396,943 cases (289,321) 675,060 deaths (6,142) Africa 788,448 cases (18,027) 13,545 deaths (311) Americas 9,320,330 cases (168,157) 355,217 deaths (4,096) Eastern Mediterranean 1,544,994 cases (11,637) 40,019 deaths (358) Europe 3,357,465 cases (22,550) 21, 978 deaths (450) South-East Asia 2,072,194 cases (62,231) 44,900 deaths (869) Western Pacific 312,771 cases (6,719) 8,388 deaths (58)   Highlights The fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding COVID-19 was convened by the WHO Director-General on 31 July 2020. The Director-General declared that the [Read More.]

(Updated 8/1/2020 at 12:30 pm) ~474,621 positive cases in Florida residents and 5,407 positive cases in non-Florida residents~   TALLAHASSEE —The Florida Department of Health (DOH), in order to provide more comprehensive data, releases a report on COVID-19 cases in Florida once per day. The DOH COVID-19 dashboard is also providing updates once per day. The state also provides a report detailing surveillance data for every Florida county, which is available here. In order to make the daily COVID-19 report easier to download and more accessible, the daily report will now separate case line data in a separate PDF. Both [Read More.]

(Updated 7/31/2020 at 5:00 pm) Today’s Stats As of today, Lee Health has: 203 COVID-19 patients isolated in our hospitals Submitted 44,086 specimens for testing Discharged 1,966 patients since the start of the pandemic 142 employees quarantined; 16 exposed at work and positive for COVID-19 Currently 39% of our ventilators and 81% of our ICU rooms are available for use Current census is at 85% of staffed operational bed capacity, with 17.6% of those being COVID-19 patients. Yesterday, we had a 26% positivity rate on COVID-19 tests processed through Lee Health Labs. This represents Lee Health only, and not Lee [Read More.]