(Updated 7/10/2020 at 11:00 am) ~240,710 positive cases in Florida residents and 3,441 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: 12,318,610 (555,875 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 3,131,953 (133,420 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 244,151 (4,203 deaths, 17,602 hospitalizations, 2,421,627 tests, 10.1% positive rate) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 8,574 (179 deaths, 710 hospitalizations, 68,932 tests, 12.4% positive rate) Estero Confirmed Cases: 193 (death and hospitalization numbers are not provided by the Florida State Department of Health)

  Health Data: https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86 Global Confirmed Cases: 12,107,985 (550,901 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 3,077,378 (132,570 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 232,718 (4,111 deaths, 17,167 hospitalizations, 2,359,636 tests, 9.9% positive rate) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 8,340 (176 deaths, 698 hospitalizations, 67,860 tests, 12.3% positive rate) Estero Confirmed Cases: 184 (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 Please dispose of your fireworks properly! Unspent fireworks cannot be put in your trash or recycling bin. They must be taken to our Topaz Court HazMat disposal site to avoid fire hazards: https://fal.cn/394JH. Limiting face-to-face contact with others is the best way to #stopthespread of COVID-19. Be sure to practice social distancing when out in public and limit contact whenever possible. https://fal.cn/394Ja The August 18 Primary Election is quickly approaching! The deadline to register to vote or change your party affiliation is Monday, July 20, 2020. Visit https://fal.cn/394q4 for more information and to register today. Lee County [Read More.]

SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 7/9/2020)   Globally 11,874,226 cases (204,967) 545,481 deaths (5,575) Africa 410,744 cases (12,802) 7,559 deaths (144) Americas 6,125,802 cases (121,117) 272,606 deaths (3,778) Eastern Mediterranean 1,222,070 cases (17,372) 29,127 deaths (463) Europe 2,847,887 cases (20,098) 201,853 deaths (598) South-East Asia 1,032,167 cases (30,512) 26,808 deaths (584) Western Pacific 234,815 cases (3,066) 7,515 deaths (8) Highlights WHO has partnered with Facebook and Praekelt.org to provide COVID-19 information in Free Basics and Discover, in a mobile-friendly format. This will enable some of the most vulnerable people to [Read More.]

Health Data:  https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86 Global Confirmed Cases: 12,107,985 (550,901 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 3,077,378 (132,570 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 232,718 (4,111 deaths, 17,167 hospitalizations, 2,359,636 tests, 9.9% positive rate) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 8,340 (176 deaths, 698 hospitalizations, 67,860 tests, 12.3% positive rate) Estero Confirmed Cases: 184 (death and hospitalization numbers are not provided by the Florida State Department of Health)

(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.]