SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 7/17/2020)   Globally 13,616,593 cases (237,743) 585,727 deaths (5,682) Africa 543,122 cases (19,719) 9,130 deaths (311) Americas 7,154,840 cases (137,989) 297,855 deaths (3,554) Eastern Mediterranean 1,346,982 cases (15,089) 33,281 deaths (505) Europe 3,008,972 cases (21,719) 205,482 deaths (476) South-East Asia 1,308,441 cases (39,518) 32,100 deaths (803) Western Pacific 253,495 cases (3,709) 7,866 deaths (33) Highlights WHO Director-General Dr Tedros joined the leaders of Spain to pay tribute to those who lost their lives to COVID-19, and stated that “Spain has shown that with political leadership [Read More.]

Health Data:  https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c8 Global Confirmed Cases: 13,859,486 (591,157 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 3,592,316 (138,543 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 327,241 (4,912 deaths, 20,191 hospitalizations, 2,884,245 tests, 11.3% positive rate) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 12,043 (232 deaths, 788 hospitalizations, 88,131 tests, 13.7% positive rate) Estero Confirmed Cases: 257 (death and hospitalization numbers are not provided by the Florida State Department of Health)

(Updated 7/17/2020 at 11:30 am) ~323,002 positive cases in Florida residents and 4,239 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#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86 Global Confirmed Cases: 13,589,273 (584,990 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 3,499,771 (137,420 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 315,775 (4,782 deaths, 19,825 hospitalizations, 2,819,000 tests, 11.2% positive rate) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 11,721 (206 deaths, 780 hospitalizations, 86,303 tests, 13.6% positive rate) Estero Confirmed Cases: 251 (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.]

Lee County Update The School District of Lee County continues to offer free meals to kids and teens 18 and under. To find a Summer BreakSpot meal pickup site near you, visit https://fal.cn/39c9Y.   Lee County Schools Research shows that children who read each day gain an additional month or more of progress in a calendar year. By reading 20 minutes a day, students improve their literacy competency and score higher on reading assessments annually. Review Commissioner Corcoran's Summer Reading List The survey for families to choose their child's instruction model for the start of school is now on our [Read More.]

The Bonita Springs/Estero Elks Lodge has started holding charity bingo events every Wednesday evening, starting at 7 p.m. The Lodge has room for 300 people in their event hall so they are able to easily practice social distancing; facial protection is required. The local charities benefiting from these events include: Hearts for Homes, New Horizons, Café of Life and Our Mothers Home. Join in an evening of fun while social distancing and supporting your local charities. The Elks Lodge is located at 3231 Coconut Road.

(Updated 7/16/2020 at 11:30 am) 311,640 positive cases in Florida residents and 4,135 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 7/16/2020)   Globally 13,378,853 cases (226,181) 580,045 deaths (5,579) Africa 523,403 cases (17,279) 8,819 deaths (172) Americas 7,016,851 cases (132,700) 294,301 deaths (3,627) Eastern Mediterranean 1,331,893 cases (14,815) 32,776 deaths (482) Europe 2,987,256 cases (21,183) 205,006 deaths (552) South-East Asia 1,268,923 cases (37,909) 31,297 deaths (727) Western Pacific 249,786 cases (2,295) 7,833 deaths (19) Highlights 75 countries have submitted expressions of interest to protect their populations and those of other nations through joining the COVAX Facility, a mechanism designed to guarantee rapid, fair and equitable [Read More.]

Health Data:  https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c8 Global Confirmed Cases: 13,589,273 (584,990 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 3,499,771 (137,420 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 315,775 (4,782 deaths, 19,825 hospitalizations, 2,819,000 tests, 11.2% positive rate) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 11,721 (206 deaths, 780 hospitalizations, 86,303 tests, 13.6% positive rate) Estero Confirmed Cases: 251 (death and hospitalization numbers are not provided by the Florida State Department of Health)