(Updated 7/9/2020 at 2:00 pm) ~229,367 positive cases in Florida residents and 3,351 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 Village Council will conduct zoning hearings for a proposed medical office in the building that formally housed Blockbuster Video in the Corkscrew Village Shopping Center and the property located at 8111 Broadway East, which was formerly the old post office,to allow for a commercial development. The agenda is available here: https://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ The following options are available for residents to view and/or participate in the meeting: View the meeting online, but not participate: You may watch the meeting via the Village of Estero website link: https://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/. View the meeting online as indicated above and provide public comment during the meeting [Read More.]

Lee County Update Sakata Seed Corporation is ending legal challenges to Lee County’s limerock mining approval. On June 26, 2020, Sakata Seed Corporation, the multi-national corporation headquartered in Japan, and its subsidiary Sakata America Holdings, Inc., dismissed their Second Petition filed with DOAH that was filed challenging Lee County’s approval of a limerock mining Lee Plan Amendment. For more information, visit https://www.leegov.com/mining. In most situations, like running errands, wearing gloves is not necessary. The CDC recommends that the general public only wear gloves when you are cleaning or caring for someone who is sick. For more information, please visit https://fal.cn/391Th. [Read More.]

  Health Data: https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86 Global Confirmed Cases: 11,892,382 (545,485 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 3,016,515 (131,766 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 223,783 (3,991 deaths, 16,758 hospitalizations, 2,322,389 tests, 9.6% positive rate) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 8,125 (171 deaths, 687 hospitalizations, 67,077 tests, 12.1% positive rate) (the drop in the death total was not explained by the Florida State Department of Health, at the time of this update) Estero Confirmed Cases: 175 (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 [Read More.]

SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 7/8/2020)   Globally 11,669,259 cases (168,957) 539,906 deaths (4,147) Africa 397,942 cases (15,379) 7,415 deaths (276) Americas 6,004,685 cases (89,134) 268,828 deaths (2,092) Eastern Mediterranean 1,204,698 cases (17,078) 28,664 deaths (562) Europe 2,827,789 cases (17,941) 201,255 deaths (604) South-East Asia 1,001,655 cases (27,266) 26,224 deaths (605) Western Pacific 231,749 cases (2,159) 7,507 deaths (8) Highlights WHO experts will travel to China to work together with their Chinese counterparts to prepare scientific plans for identifying the zoonotic source of the SARS-COV-2 virus. The experts will develop [Read More.]

(Updated 7/8/2020 at 2:00 pm) ~220,492 positive cases in Florida residents and 3,291 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: 11,892,382 (545,485 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 3,016,515 (131,766 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 223,783 (3,991 deaths, 16,758 hospitalizations, 2,322,389 tests, 9.6% positive rate) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 8,125 (171 deaths, 687 hospitalizations, 67,077 tests, 12.1% positive rate) (the drop in the death total was not explained by the Florida State Department of Health, at the time of this update) Estero Confirmed Cases: 175 (death and hospitalization numbers are not provided by the Florida State Department of Health)

Florida League of Cities Executive Director Rachel Keesling presented the League’s 2020 Legislative Appreciation Award to State Senator Kathleen Passidomo along with Mayor Bill Ribble Special guest Sen. Passidomo gave a short update on the legislative session stating they were successful in balancing the budget, including monies for water issues and monies in the reserves to be used to address COVID-19 issues.  The legislature is not in session now so they cannot pass any laws, such as the wearing of masks.  In this state of emergency, the governor is responsible for running the state.  In November, plans call [Read More.]

Health Data:  https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86 Global Confirmed Cases: 11,662,574 (539,058 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 2,948,397 (130,430 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 213,794 (3,943 deaths, 16,425 hospitalizations, 2,271,267 tests, 9.4% positive rate) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 7,859 (172 deaths, 670 hospitalizations, 65,938 tests, 11.9% positive rate) Estero Confirmed Cases: 171 (death and hospitalization numbers are not provided by the Florida State Department of Health)

Lee County Update Chapter 12 of the Land Development Code extensively regulates limerock mining in Lee County. For more information, visit https://fal.cn/390Jc. The LeeCares Small Business Rehire Program launched today at noon. This program will provide grant funding to small businesses for rehiring full-time equivalent (FTE) positions that were lost due to COVID-19. Check eligibility requirements and apply online at https://fal.cn/390BU. #MeetTheCommissionerMonday There are five districts in Lee County, each represented by a different commissioner. Do you know your district? https://fal.cn/390sB Are you ready for hurricane season? Our interactive 2020 hurricane season seminar will help you navigate how to plan [Read More.]