Health Data: https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86 Global Confirmed Cases: 5,925,063 (363,177 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 1,708,726 (100,871 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 53,285 (2,364 deaths, 9,795 hospitalizations, 953,321 tests, 5.6% positive rate) (see attached graph) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 1,802 (100 deaths, 422 hospitalizations, 27,085 tests, 6.7% positive rate) Estero Confirmed Cases: 63 (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 5/27/2020 at 12:00 pm) ~51,283 positive cases in Florida residents and 1,351 positive cases in non-Florida residents~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health, in order to provide more comprehensive data, releases a report on COVID-19 cases in Florida once per day. The Florida Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard is also providing updates once per day. The state also provides a report detailing surveillance data for every Florida county. Previously, this information was only available for select communities. The surveillance data report is available here. Test results for more than 15,800 individuals were reported to the Department of Health [Read More.]

SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 5/27/2020)   Globally 5,488 825 cases (84,314) 349,095 deaths (5,581) Western Pacific Region 176,404 cases (1,007) 6,927 deaths (25) European Region 2,061,828 cases (20,124) 176,226 deaths (3,013) South-East Asia Region 218,523 cases (8,250) 6,359 deaths (219) Eastern Mediterranean Region 449,590 cases (10,690) 11,452 deaths (159) Region of the Americas 2,495,924 cases (41,472) 145,810 deaths (2,071) African Region 85 815 cases (2,771) 2,308 deaths (94) Highlights WHO has published a case-control protocol for the assessment of risk factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in health workers. [Read More.]

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 common for water utilities using chloramines as its primary disinfectant. Anyone who uses a kidney dialysis machine at home should contact an equipment supplier so the proper filtering equipment may be installed. Tropical fish or aquatic animal owners should contact a local tropical fish store for appropriate pretreatment of water before adding water to tanks. Customers may notice a temporary change in the taste, odor and color of the water, [Read More.]

Lee County Update A limited number of free LeeWay sticker transponders are available to allow motorists to open a LeeWay account or add a vehicle to an existing account. The transponders are available while supplies last and are offered one per motorist. https://fal.cn/38jWh We're less than one week away from the start of hurricane season. Be sure to stay tuned to Lee County Government for important information regarding the 2020 hurricane season and how you can be prepared. Florida Department of Health (DOH) has launched an appointment-based COVID-19 drive-thru testing site at the Michigan Avenue Clinic. Testing is open to symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals [Read More.]

 (update 5/26/2020 at 9:00 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.]

The meeting started with a special announcement by Councilmember Nick Batos stating he has submitted his letter of resignation from the Village Council in order to run for the Lee County Commission District 3 position, effective November 17, 2020. He stated: “It has been my pleasure to have been involved in advocating for quality of life issues for our community for the last 15 years, and especially to have led the incorporation effort of Estero in 2014.  I am truly honored to have served as the first mayor of Estero and to continue to serve our special city today.”  (Remarks [Read More.]

(Updated 5/26/2020 at 12:00 pm) ~50,916 positive cases in Florida residents and 1,339 positive cases in non-Florida residents~  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health, in order to provide more comprehensive data, releases a report on COVID-19 cases in Florida once per day. The Florida Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard is also providing updates once per day. The state also provides a report detailing surveillance data for every Florida county. Previously, this information was only available for select communities. The surveillance data report is available here. Test results for more than 20,200 individuals were reported to the Department of Health [Read More.]

SITUATION IN NUMBERS total (new) cases in last 24 hours  (last updated 10:00 AM CET 5/26/2020) Globally 5,404,512 cases (99,780) 343,514 deaths (1,486) Western Pacific Region 175,397 cases (878) 6,902 deaths (23) European Region 2,041,705 cases (16,569) 173,213 deaths (-1,215**) ** Details for this negative number can be found in Annex 1 under ‘Country, territory, or area-specific updates and errata’. South-East Asia Region 210,273 cases (9,066) 6,140 deaths (188) Eastern Mediterranean Region 438,900 cases (11,068) 11,293 deaths (129) Region of the Americas 2,454,452 cases (59,157) 143,739 deaths (2,267) African Region 83,044 cases (3,042) 2,214 deaths (94) Highlights WHO Director-General Dr [Read More.]

Health Data: https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86 Global Confirmed Cases: 5,549,131 (348,040 deaths) U.S. Confirmed Cases: 1,671,728 (98,493 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 52,255 (2,259 deaths, 9,482 hospitalizations, 924,920 tests, 5.7% positive rate) (see attached graph) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 1,759 (93 deaths, 406 hospitalizations, 26,520 tests, 6.6% positive rate) Estero Confirmed Cases: 62 (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 [Read More.]