Lee County Update Cloth face coverings are an additional step to help slow the spread of COVID-19 when combined with every day preventive actions and social distancing in public settings. Turn to the CDC for information on how to safely and correctly wear these: https://fal.cn/38OSU. Sanitizing high-touch areas in your home and workplaces can help keep everyone healthy. Are you being an everyday superhero? #stopthespread   Lee County Schools High School Virtual Graduations are now posted on our website! Share with family and friends! Watch as many times as you would like. Visit https://www.leeschools.net/calendars/high_school_graduation #LoveLeeSchools   Lee County Libraries This handy calendar offers you ways [Read More.]

SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 6/24/2020)   Globally 9,129,146 cases (135,212) 473,797 deaths (4 187) Western Pacific Region 208,371 cases (1,423) 7,358 deaths (18) European Region 2,581,602 cases (18,960) 194,530 deaths (736) South-East Asia Region 641,148 cases (21,033) 18,663 deaths (544) Eastern Mediterranean Region 950,730 cases (17,678) 21,439 deaths (442) Region of the Americas 4,507,006 cases (68,785) 226,504 deaths (2,274) African Region 239,548 cases (7,333) 5,290 deaths (173) Highlights Mr Bean has joined the war against COVID-19! A cartoon has been developed by WHO in partnership with Project Everyone and [Read More.]

(Updated 6/24/2020 at 12:00 pm) ~106,743 positive cases in Florida residents and 2,271 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.   Test results for more than 36,300 individuals were reported to DOH as of midnight, on Tuesday, June 23. Today, as reported at 11 a.m., there are: 5,508 [Read More.]

Health Data:  https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86 Global Confirmed Cases: 9,478,266 (483,613 deaths U.S. Confirmed Cases: 2,388,865 (122,071 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 114,018 (3,327 deaths, 13,775 hospitalizations, 1,721,812 tests, 6.6% positive rate) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 4,062 (149 deaths, 575 hospitalizations, 49,967 tests, 8.1% positive rate) Estero Confirmed Cases: 102 (unknown death and hospitalization numbers)  

Lee County Update The CDC recommends people older than 2 years of age wear cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, such as grocery stores, pharmacies, and gas stations. For more information, please visit https://fal.cn/38Ntu. Is your home prepared for a hurricane? There are many steps to take in advance to avoid last-minute stress when a storm comes our way. https://fal.cn/38Nou   Lee County Schools Join REL Southeast for a webinar, July 9, 2020 from 2–2:45 p.m. that introduces families to the “Supporting Your Child’s Reading at Home” resources. These resources, for children in kindergarten through [Read More.]

Health Data: https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86 Global Confirmed Cases: 9,295,365 (478,289 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 2,348,956 (121,279 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 109,014 (3,281 deaths, 13,574 hospitalizations, 1,669,440 tests, 6.5% positive rate) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 3,944 (148 deaths, 566 hospitalizations, 48,610 tests, 8.1% positive rate) (reduction in death total from yesterday was not explained in data update) Estero Confirmed Cases: 100 (unknown death and hospitalization numbers)   CDC Practice “social distancing” by remaining at least 6 feet from others Limit gatherings to 10 people or less Tools like Zoom and Skype are great ways to stay connected virtually!   Lee County There are now [Read More.]

Health Data:  https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86 Global Confirmed Cases: 9,131,445 (472,856 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 2,313,445 (120,451 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 103,503 (3,238 deaths, 13,325 hospitalizations, 1,641,838 tests, 6.3% positive rate) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 3,660 (149 deaths, 546 hospitalizations, 48,113 tests, 7.8% positive rate) Estero Confirmed Cases: 99 (unknown death and hospitalization numbers)  

(Updated 6/23/2020 at 12:00 pm) ~101,306 positive cases in Florida residents and 2,200 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. Test results for more than 37,400 individuals were reported to DOH as of midnight, on Monday, June 22. Today, as reported at 11 a.m., there are: 3,289 new [Read More.]

SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 6/23/2020)   Globally 8,993,659 cases (133,326) 469,587 deaths (3,847) Western Pacific Region 206,948 cases (1,037) 7,340 deaths (11) European Region 2,562,642 cases (18,864) 193,794 deaths (428) South-East Asia Region 620,115 cases (19,924) 18,119 deaths (385) Eastern Mediterranean Region 933,052 cases (18,534) 20,997 deaths (466) Region of the Americas 4,437,946 cases (67,425) 224,207 deaths (2,436) African Region 232,215 cases (7,542) 5,117 deaths (121) Highlights On 27 June, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros will join other global leaders and artists in the Global Goal: Unite for Our Future [Read More.]

Health Data: https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86 Global Confirmed Cases: 9,131,445 (472,856 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 2,313,445 (120,451 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 103,503 (3,238 deaths, 13,325 hospitalizations, 1,641,838 tests, 6.3% positive rate) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 3,660 (149 deaths, 546 hospitalizations, 48,113 tests, 7.8% positive rate) Estero Confirmed Cases: 99 (unknown death and hospitalization numbers)   CDC Practice “social distancing” by remaining at least 6 feet from others Limit gatherings to 10 people or less Tools like Zoom and Skype are great ways to stay connected virtually!   Lee County There are now six testing sites now open in lee County, at the following locations [Read More.]