Daily Stats  NO NEW UPDATE               Florida Department of Health (Updated 4/25/2020 at 11:00 am) ~29,996 positive cases in Florida residents and 843 positive cases in non-Florida residents~   TALLAHASSEE — Today, the Florida Department of Health announced that, in order to provide more comprehensive data, the Department will now release this report on COVID-19 cases in Florida once per day. The Florida Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard will also provide updates once per day. As a part of this change, the state will also provide a report detailing surveillance [Read More.]

            The Village of Estero has compiled the most recent daily updates from the State of Florida, Lee County and the Village of Estero.  This compilation provides updates from the governmental perspective.  The information provided below was developed by our partner agencies for public consumption. Village of Estero Update Village Hall has closed the public lobbies as of 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 23. We will still be accepting online applications, records requests, requests for action related to roads and landscaping, and general inquiries. Our phone lines will remain open and we will have available a [Read More.]

          Daily Stats (Updated 4/24/2020 at 5:30 pm) As of today, Lee Health has: 70 COVID-19 patients isolated in our hospitals Submitted 9,147 specimens for testing Discharged 166 patients 197 employees quarantined; 32 employees exposed at work and positive with COVID-19 Click here for graphs showing a running total of specimens collected for testing and positive cases hospitalized.   Today’s News A Message from Dr. Larry Antonucci Hospitals and health systems, patients and families across the country are anxiously awaiting the go-ahead to resume elective, non-urgent surgeries. Lee Health is proceeding cautiously and judiciously planning for [Read More.]

            The Village of Estero has compiled the most recent daily updates from the State of Florida, Lee County and the Village of Estero.  This compilation provides updates from the governmental perspective.  The information provided below was developed by our partner agencies for public consumption. Village of Estero Update Village Hall has closed the public lobbies as of 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 23. We will still be accepting online applications, records requests, requests for action related to roads and landscaping, and general inquiries. Our phone lines will remain open and we will have available a [Read More.]

          Daily Stats (Updated 4/23/2020 at 5:30 pm) As of today, Lee Health has: 74 COVID-19 patients isolated in our hospitals Submitted 8,823 specimens for testing Discharged 158 patients 165 employees quarantined; 30 employees exposed at work and positive with COVID-19 Click here for graphs showing a running total of specimens collected for testing and positive cases hospitalized.   Today’s News A Message from Dr. Larry Antonucci This week, during National Volunteer Week, we are reflecting on and celebrating the commitment, contributions and comradery of our Lee Health volunteers. These women and men generously share their [Read More.]

            The Village of Estero has compiled the most recent daily updates from the State of Florida, Lee County and the Village of Estero.  This compilation provides updates from the governmental perspective.  The information provided below was developed by our partner agencies for public consumption. Village of Estero Update Village Hall has closed the public lobbies as of 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 23. We will still be accepting online applications, records requests, requests for action related to roads and landscaping, and general inquiries. Our phone lines will remain open and we will have available a [Read More.]

          Daily Stats (Updated 4/22/2020 at 5:30 pm) As of today, Lee Health has: 70 COVID-19 patients isolated in our hospitals Submitted 8,494 specimens for testing Discharged 153 patients 165 employees quarantined; 30 employees exposed at work and positive with COVID-19 Click here for graphs showing a running total of specimens collected for testing and positive cases hospitalized.   Today’s News A Message from Dr. Larry Antonucci There is no doubt that reopening, resuming services, returning to "normal" and recovery is top-of-mind for a lot of us right now. As Lee County’s major health care destination, [Read More.]

            The Village of Estero has compiled the most recent daily updates from the State of Florida, Lee County and the Village of Estero.  This compilation provides updates from the governmental perspective.  The information provided below was developed by our partner agencies for public consumption. Village of Estero Update Village Hall has closed the public lobbies as of 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 23. We will still be accepting online applications, records requests, requests for action related to roads and landscaping, and general inquiries. Our phone lines will remain open and we will have available a [Read More.]

The Village of Estero would like to acknowledge a major step toward protecting the environment of Florida, particularly Southwest Florida. On Friday, the Army Corps of Engineers signed off on a permit to build a 6,500-acre marsh south of Lake Okeechobee, and the South Florida Water Management District had their construction crews at the site on Monday. When completed, the marsh will work together with a 10,100-acre reservoir the Corps is building in the same area to filter the water before it moves south into the Everglades. Together, they form the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir. The marsh is expected to [Read More.]

School facilities The Lee County School District has determined that a new elementary school and a new middle school are necessary in the Estero area due to the growing population. They are seeking Council’s consensus on the best location to place these schools, which they plan to have operational by 2023. Two sites were under consideration: a 76-acre Three Oaks Parkway site which is owned by the School District and a 15-acre site adjacent to the Estero High School off of Williams Road and Via Coconut Point. If neither of these sites were to be selected, the school district would [Read More.]