SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 6/1/2020)   Globally 6,057,853 cases (122,917) 367,166 deaths (4,461) Western Pacific Region 183,198 cases (1,533) 7,037 deaths (9) European Region 2,159,791 cases (17,244) 180,594 deaths (509) South-East Asia Region 272,512 cases (11,933) 7,743 deaths (312) Eastern Mediterranean Region 520,137 cases (15,136) 12,627 deaths (274) Region of the Americas 2,817,232 cases (73,439) 160,514 deaths (2,812) African Region 104,242 cases (3,632) 2,638 deaths (84 Highlights WHO has published a case report form for suspected cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS) in children and adolescents temporally related to [Read More.]

Lee County Update Lee County Utilities will be temporarily converting its disinfectant process from chloramines to free chlorine residual from June 1 through June 21, 2020. This is a routine measure that is typical for water utilities using chloramines as its primary disinfectant. For more information on what you need to know about this change, visit https://fal.cn/38oWp. Lee County Government will close its Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) distribution site for small businesses at the end of this week and is encouraging qualifying businesses to apply now. Small businesses can review eligibility requirements and apply online at www.LeeFLcares.com. We are accepting applications through select [Read More.]

 (update 6/1/2020 at 8:00 pm)   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The State of Florida is responding to COVID-19. In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware regarding the status of the virus, the Florida Department of Health will continue to issue this update every day through Phase 1 of Florida’s reopening plan. Once the state moves into Phase 2, DOH will provide this update once per week. However, DOH will continue to update the COVID-19 dashboard and post the state report daily. Governor Ron DeSantis is in constant communication with Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz and [Read More.]

Health Data: https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86 Global Confirmed Cases: 6,203,385 (372,657 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 1,792,512 (104,435 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 56,830 (2,460 deaths, 10,231 hospitalizations, 1,041,318, 5.5% positive rate) (see attached graph) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 1,943 (105 deaths, 438 hospitalizations, 30,072 tests, 6.5% positive rate) Estero Confirmed Cases: 65 (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 Health If you are experiencing acute COVID-19 symptoms, such as fever, cough or runny [Read More.]

(Updated 5/31/2020 at 12:00 pm) ~54,764 positive cases in Florida residents and 1,399 positive cases in non-Florida residents~  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — 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. Today, a glitch occurred in updating the COVID-19 Dashboard, which was impeding access to the dashboard. This issue has been resolved, access has been restored and the dashboard has been updated, please find it here. The state also provides a report detailing surveillance data for every Florida county, which is available here. Test results for more [Read More.]

SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 5/31/2020)   Globally 5,934,936 cases (117,551)  367,166 deaths (4,461) Western Pacific Region 181,665 cases (1,219) 7,028 deaths (14) European Region 2,142,547 cases (20,197) 179,353 deaths (975) South-East Asia Region 260,579 cases (11,054) 7,431 deaths (274) Eastern Mediterranean Region 505,001 cases (15,080) 180,085 deaths (732) Region of the Americas 2,743,793 cases (66,293) 157,702 deaths (3,094) African Region 100,610 cases (3,708) 2,554 deaths (72) Highlights Today we celebrate World No Tobacco Day. Smoking kills 8 million people worldwide each year and is associated with increased severity of [Read More.]

(Updated 5/30/2020 at 12:00 pm) ~54,029 positive cases in Florida residents and 1,395 positive cases in non-Florida residents~  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — 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 16,200 individuals were reported to DOH as of midnight, on Friday, May 29. Today, as reported at 11 a.m., there are: 927 new [Read More.]

SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 5/30/2020)   Globally 5,817,385 cases (116,048) 362,705 deaths (5,017) Western Pacific Region 180,446 cases (1,944) 7,014 deaths (33) European Region 2,122,350 cases (19,776) 179,353 deaths (975) South-East Asia Region 249,525 cases (11,445) 7,157 deaths (313) Eastern Mediterranean Region 489,921 cases (14,502) 12,078 deaths (245) Region of the Americas 2,677,500 cases (64,408) 154,608 deaths (3,396) African Region 96,902 cases (3,973) 2,482 deaths (55) Highlights WHO has published key planning recommendations for mass gatherings in the context of the current COVID-19 outbreak. The document provides guidance on [Read More.]

 (update 5/30/2020 at 8:00 pm)   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The State of Florida is responding to COVID-19. In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware regarding the status of the virus, the Florida Department of Health will continue to issue this update every day through Phase 1 of Florida’s reopening plan. Once the state moves into Phase 2, DOH will provide this update once per week. However, DOH will continue to update the COVID-19 dashboard and post the state report daily. Governor Ron DeSantis is in constant communication with Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz [Read More.]

SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 5/29/2020)   Globally 5,701,337 cases (107,740) 357,688 deaths (4,354) Western Pacific Region 178,502 cases (1,042) 6,981 deaths (24) European Region 2,102,574 cases (22,650) 178,378 deaths (1,047) South-East Asia Region 238,080 cases (10,469) 6,844 deaths (214) Eastern Mediterranean Region 475,419 cases (13,595) 11,833 deaths (212) Region of the Americas 2,613,092 cases (56,647) 151,212 deaths (2 800) African Region 92,929 cases (3,337) 2 ,427 deaths (57) Highlights WHO has published a surveillance protocol for SARS-CoV-2 infection among health workers. This is a technical tool that countries can [Read More.]