Health Data: https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86 Global Confirmed Cases: 14,538,115 (606,922 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 3,774,769 (140,563 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 360,394 (5,183 deaths, 21,263 hospitalizations, 3,055,922 tests, 11.8% positive rate) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 12,906 (232 deaths, 823 hospitalizations, 92,156 tests, 13.8% positive rate) Estero Confirmed Cases: 282 (death and hospitalization numbers are not provided by the Florida State Department of Health)   CDC Practice “social distancing” by remaining at least 6 feet from others, while limiting gatherings to 10 or fewer people   Lee County There are now seven testing sites now open in Lee County, at the following locations. More [Read More.]

SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 7/20/2020)   Globally 14,348,858 cases (229,780) 603,691 deaths (5,111) Africa 597,223 cases (18,132) 9,691 deaths (145) Americas 7,584,675 cases (133,573) 309,309 deaths (3,107) Eastern Mediterranean 1,387,295 cases (12,792) 34,686 deaths (460) Europe 3,079,218 cases (17,145) 207,535 deaths (490) South-East Asia 1,436,141 cases (44,734) 34,388 deaths (845) Western Pacific 263,565 cases (3,404) 8,069 deaths (64) Highlights As the pandemic deepens economic and social stress, the risk of gender-based violence intensifies, with serious consequences for mental health of those at risk. WHO Regional Director for the Americas, [Read More.]

Health Data:  https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c8 Global Confirmed Cases: 14,538,115 (606,922 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 3,774,769 (140,563 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 360,394 (5,183 deaths, 21,263 hospitalizations, 3,055,922 tests, 11.8% positive rate) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 12,906 (232 deaths, 823 hospitalizations, 92,156 tests, 13.8% positive rate) Estero Confirmed Cases: 282 (death and hospitalization numbers are not provided by the Florida State Department of Health)

(Updated 7/20/2020 at 12:30 pm) ~355,899 positive cases in Florida residents and 4,495 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.]

The Estero Historical Society is looking for volunteers with unique experience.  With the departure of long-time volunteers, they need help with the following: Librarian/Archivist: The Archivist-Librarian performs a variety of professional tasks involving the acquisition, accession, organization, and preservation of Historical Society archival and library materials; ensures their accessibility to the public; and performs research in support of Historical Society operations. Docent Job Description Docents develop and implement history-based experiences, including tours, in the Historical Society’s cottage and schoolhouse that are social, participatory, playful, multisensory, and personally relevant to tour participants. Docents must be interested in and willing to facilitate [Read More.]

SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 7/19/2020)   Globally 13,876,441 cases (259,848) 593,087 deaths (7,360) Africa 561,466 cases (18,344) 9,349 deaths (219) Americas 7,306,371 cases (151,531) 302,508 deaths (4,653) Eastern Mediterranean 1,360,791 cases (13,809) 33,738 deaths (457) Europe 3,042,330 cases (33,358) 206,684 deaths (1,202) South-East Asia 1,347,954 cases (39,513) 32,907 deaths (807) Western Pacific 256,788 cases (3,293) 7,888 deaths (22) Highlights WHO has published an interim checklist for local authorities on Practical actions in cities to strengthen preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The checklist accompanies the interim guidance on [Read More.]

(Updated 7/19/2020 at 1:30 pm) ~333,201 positive cases in Florida residents and 4,368 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 7/17/2020 at 5:00 pm) Today’s Stats As of today, Lee Health has: 317 COVID-19 patients isolated in our hospitals Submitted 37,476 specimens for testing Discharged 1,494 patients since the start of the pandemic 404 employees quarantined (due to travel, community exposure and screening); 43 exposed at work and positive for COVID-19 Currently 64% of our ventilators and 9% of our ICU rooms are available for use Current census is at 98.3% of staffed operational bed capacity, with 24.8% of those being COVID-19 patients. Yesterday, we had a 26.1% positivity rate on COVID-19 tests processed through Lee Health Labs. This [Read More.]

SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 7/18/2020)   Globally 13,876,441 cases (259,848) 593,087 deaths (7,360) Africa 561,466 cases (18,344) 9,349 deaths (219) Americas 7,306,371 cases (151,531) 302,508 deaths (4,653) Eastern Mediterranean 1,360,791 cases (13,809) 33,738 deaths (457) Europe 3,042,330 cases (33,358) 206,684 deaths (1,202) South-East Asia 1,347,954 cases (39,513) 32,907 deaths (807) Western Pacific 256,788 cases (3,293) 7,888 deaths (22) Highlights WHO has published an interim checklist for local authorities on Practical actions in cities to strengthen preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The checklist accompanies the interim guidance on [Read More.]

(Updated 7/18/2020 at 1:30 pm) ~333,201 positive cases in Florida residents and 4,368 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.]