Daily Stats (Updated 4/10/2020 at 5:00 pm) As of today, Lee Health has: 74 COVID-19 patients isolated in our hospitals Submitted 5,542 specimens for testing Discharged 70 patients 126 employees quarantined; 25 employees exposed at work and positive with COVID-19 Click here for graphs showing a running total of specimens sent for testing and positive cases hospitalized.   Today’s News Photos Document Our Health Care Heroes Battling COVID-19 Visual journalist Kinfay Moroti spent time in a Gulf Coast Medical Center intensive care unit and at the specimen collection sites to capture powerful photographs of our [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 dropbox [Read More.]

          Daily Stats (Updated 4/9/2020 at 5:00 pm) As of today, Lee Health has: 74 COVID-19 patients isolated in our hospitals Submitted 5,214 specimens for testing Discharged 60 patients 132 employees quarantined; 24 employees exposed at work and positive with COVID-19 Click here for graphs showing a running total of specimens sent for testing and positive cases hospitalized.   Today’s News Faster Test Results for Our Community We are happy to share that since we started in-house testing, the backlog of pending test results in our community has significantly decreased. As of this morning, we only [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 dropbox [Read More.]

          Daily Stats (Updated 4/8/2020 at 5:00 pm) As of today, Lee Health has: 69 COVID-19 patients isolated in our hospitals Submitted 4,893 specimens for testing Discharged 52 patients 193 employees quarantined; 19 employees exposed at work and positive with COVID-19 Click here for graphs showing a running total of specimens sent for testing and positive cases hospitalized.   Today’s News Proper Hand-washing Is More Effective Than Wearing Gloves While we are happy to see everyone taking recommended precautions such as physical distancing and wearing cloth masks in public, many are also wearing gloves. The Centers [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 dropbox [Read More.]

          Daily Stats (Updated 4/7/2020 at 5:00 pm) As of today, Lee Health has: 51 COVID-19 patients isolated in our hospitals Submitted 4,554 specimens for testing Discharged 42 patients 149 employees quarantined; 17 employees exposed at work and positive with COVID-19 Click here for graphs showing a running total of specimens sent for testing and positive cases hospitalized. Today’s News Lee Health Begins In-House Testing For COVID-19 We are happy to announce that we have started in-house testing for COVID-19 to provide faster results for our community. In-house testing is a valuable tool to help us [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 dropbox [Read More.]

The Florida League of Cities (FLC) has recognized Mayor Bill Ribble with a 2020 Home Rule Hero Award. Ribble earned this prestigious award for his tireless efforts throughout the 2020 legislative session to promote local voices making local choices, protect the Home Rule powers of Florida’s municipalities and advance the League’s legislative agenda. This is the third year in a row Ribble has been honored with this award. The FLC stated in a letter, “Your outspoken protection for municipal home rule preparing for and during the legislative session is an inspiration and a model for municipal officials statewide. Efforts such [Read More.]

          Daily Stats (Updated 4/6/2020 at 8:00 pm) As of today, Lee Health has: 45 COVID-19 patients isolated in our hospitals Submitted 4,661 specimens for testing Discharged 37 patients 174 employees quarantined; 14 employees exposed at work and positive with COVID-19 Click herefor graphs showing a running total of specimens sent to the lab and and positive cases hospitalized. Today’s News Protect Yourself and Others by Wearing a Cloth Face Mask The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced recommendations that everyone wear a homemade cloth face mask when in public spaces. That safety measure [Read More.]