The State of Florida is now in Phase 3 of its reopening plan. This phase lifts the capacity limits on businesses previously put in place. More information can be found, below.

 

Additionally, Lee County will be re-opening recreation/community centers today. More information is provided below.

 

The Village is hosting a PPE (personal protective equipment) care package giveaway on Saturday, October 24th from 8:00am to 6:00pm at the Estero Goodwill store and Estero United Methodist church. Members of the community may pick up their free care package, which will include an N95 mask and Estero-branded reusable mask, travel hand sanitizer and grocery bag, at any time between 8:00 and 6:00pm, at either site, free of charge. More information will follow.

 

Social distancing guidelines remain important and in place, and we should all do our part to encourage the continued practice of these guidelines.

 

  • Health Data: https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86
    • Global Confirmed Cases: 37,606,333 (1,078,097 deaths)
    • S. Confirmed Cases: 7,768,629 (214,844 deaths)
    • Florida Confirmed Cases: 736,024 (15,599 deaths, 46,015 hospitalizations, 5,574,469 tests, 13.20% positive rate)
    • Lee County Confirmed Cases: 21,363 (483 deaths, 1,517 hospitalizations, 150,741 tests, 14.17% positive rate) (no reason was provided by the State of Florida’s dashboard for the decline in the total tests figure)
    • Estero Confirmed Cases: 523 (The death and hospitalization numbers are not provided by the Florida State Department of Health)

 

  • CDC
    • Practice “social distancing” by remaining at least 6 feet from others, while limiting gatherings to 10 or fewer people

 

  • Private Businesses
    • Walmart, Sam’s Club, BJ’s Wholesale, Costco, Publix, Winn Dixie, Whole Foods, Walgreens, Lowe’s and Home Depot all now require shoppers to wear masks.

 

  • Lee County
    • There are now eight testing sites now open in Lee County, at the following locations. More information can be found here: https://www.leegov.com/covid-19/testing
      • North Fort Myers Walmart Parking Lot: 545 Pine Island Road, North Fort Myers, FL 33903
      • Fort Myers Walmart Parking Lot: 4770 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33966
      • Lehigh Acres Walmart Parking Lot: 2523 Lee Blvd., Lehigh Acres, FL 33971
      • Century Link Sports Complex: 14100 6 Mile Cypress Pkwy, Fort Myers, FL 33912
      • Page Field: 5200 Captain Channing Page Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33907
      • Roberto Clemente Park: 3265 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33901
      • Chester Street Resource Center: 4816 Chester Street, Cape Coral, FL 33904
      • CVS Pharmacy Minute Clinic: 16950 Pine Ridge Rd, Fort Myers, FL 33908 (appointment required and fee may be accessed)
      • CVS Pharmacy: 5296 Tamiami Trail N, Naples, FL 34103 (appointment required and fee may be accessed)
      • Mobile Testing Site: 4814 Candia Street, Cape Coral, FL 33904
      • Mobile Testing Site: 19985 S. Tamiami Trail, Estero, FL 33928
    • Lee County Parks & Recreation will re-open and resume normal operating hours for all recreation/community centers and its administration office on Monday, October 12, including the Estero Recreation Center.

 

 

  • Village of Estero
    • The Village held a Council meeting recently to discuss a variety of topics, among these the fiscal year 2020-2021 budget and tax rate. The meeting can be watched in its entirety here: https://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/
    • The Village is hosting a PPE care package giveaway on Saturday, October 24th, from 8:00am to 6:00pm at the Estero Goodwill and Estero United Methodist church. Members of the community may pick up their free care package, which includes an N95 mask and Estero-branded reusable mask, travel hand sanitizer and grocery bag, at any time between 8:00 and 6:00pm on the 24th. This event is being operated via partnerships with several local nonprofits and staffed by volunteers. This is part of the Village’s ongoing efforts to encourage safe practices during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.