Florida reports 9,194 new COVID-19 positive cases; deaths increase
Jul 14, 2020
The Florida Department of Health reported 9,194 new cases to the Florida COVID-19 Dashboard, bringing the total positive test count to 290,629 cases as of the […]
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Florida reports 9,194 new COVID-19 positive cases; deaths increase
The Florida Department of Health reported 9,194 new cases to the Florida COVID-19 Dashboard, bringing the total positive test count to 290,629 cases as of the […]
Developing News: 112 inmates test positive for COVID-19 at Columbia Correctional Institution
Jul 13, 2020
The Florida Department of Health announced today that 112 inmates at the Columbia Correctional Institution (CCI) in Lake City tested positive for COVID-19. “The Department […]
Gainesville Fire Rescue’s Mobile Testing Unit provides 878 free COVID-19 tests in the community
Jul 13, 2020
On May 21st, Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) initiated a COVID-19 Mobile Testing Unit which consisted of GFR’s Community Resource Para-Medicine (CPR) Program Coordinator Ariella Bak, CRP […]
UF Health pediatrician gives guidance on new inflammatory syndrome in children
Jul 13, 2020
There is now another reason to pay even closer attention to a child’s fever. A temperature spike may be an indication of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in […]
Mask resistance during a pandemic isn’t new – in 1918 many Americans were ‘slackers’
Jul 13, 2020
We have all seen the alarming headlines: Coronavirus cases are surging in 40 states, with new cases and hospitalization rates climbing at an alarming rate. Health […]
BOCC to discuss millage rate adoption, $1M for the arts, COVID-19 updates
Jul 13, 2020
Editor’s Note: On the Agenda is a summary of high interest items to be decided on or discussed at upcoming local municipal meetings in Alachua County. […]
Florida goes over 10,000 new COVID-19 positive cases for the fourth straight day
Jul 13, 2020
The Florida Department of Health reported 12,624 new cases to the Florida COVID-19 Dashboard, bringing the total positive test count to 282,435 cases as of the […]
Teachers Union: Unfunded mandate to reopen schools in Florida is not safe
Jul 12, 2020
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran is facing backlash from Florida’s teachers union for mandating that all school campuses reopen in the fall. With […]
Florida breaks US single day record for positive COVID-19 cases reported with 15,300
Jul 12, 2020
The Florida Department of Health reported 15,300 new cases to the Florida COVID-19 Dashboard, bringing the total positive test count to 269,811 cases as of the […]
Florida school districts seek parents’ input as August school openings near
Jul 11, 2020
The Center Square – Many of Florida’s 67 county school districts are asking parents their preference for in-person instruction or digital learning as they plan on […]
In case you missed it: Drive-by Shooting, Fatal Car Crash, COVID
Jul 11, 2020
It was a noteworthy news week in our community. Two fatal crashes in Columbia County claim the lives of two Lake city residents, the Alachua County […]
Disney World’s reopening Saturday evokes cheers, fears
Jul 11, 2020
The Center Square – When Walt Disney Co. informed state leaders in April of its plans to reopen its Orlando theme parks July 11, it was […]
Developing News: School board member says some parents are rejecting COVID-19 waiver
Jul 10, 2020
Alachua County School Board Member Tina Certain says at least three parents have called her asking about a new COVID-19 waiver. “Football and cheerleader practice is […]
Alachua County School District reaches out to parents about fall re-opening
Jul 10, 2020
Alachua County Public Schools has sent emails, phone messages and texts to all families with information about their educational options for the fall of 2020 and […]
Positive COVID-19 cases in Florida goes over 11,000 for the second time; 435 hospitalizations breaks single day record
Jul 10, 2020
The Florida Department of Health reported 11,433 new cases to the Florida COVID-19 Dashboard, bringing the total positive test count to 244,151 cases as of the […]
DeSantis says opening schools critical to Florida’s COVID-19 economic rebound
Jul 10, 2020
The Center Square – U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday schools are as essential to the economy as […]
UF College of Medicine awarded new pediatric rheumatology fellowship
Jul 10, 2020
Seven states do not have any pediatric rheumatologists. Florida is more fortunate, with about 17. But health experts say that relative abundance is hardly adequate in […]
Florida adds 8,935 new COVID-19 positive cases
Jul 9, 2020
The Florida Department of Health reported 8,935 new cases to the Florida COVID-19 Dashboard, bringing the total positive test count to 232,718 cases as of the […]
Rising median age of Florida COVID-19 cases spurs alarm over stressed ICU capacity
Jul 9, 2020
The Center Square – Hospitalizations are increasing and the median age of Floridians testing positive is rising, both indicators of an accelerating COVID-19 pandemic, public health […]
Alachua County Commission unanimously approves $46.9 million CARES Act plan
Jul 8, 2020
At their meeting yesterday, the Alachua County Commission discussed the $46.9 million in Federal CARES Act dollars coming to Alachua County. They unanimously approved the expenditure […]
Despite legal challenges, local mandatory mask orders sweeping Florida
Jul 6, 2020
The Center Square – Miami-Dade County and Jacksonville, where the Republican National Convention kicks off next month, are among the latest Florida governments to adopt mandatory […]
Florida DOH reports 6,336 new COVID-19 positive cases
Jul 6, 2020
The Florida Department of Health reported 6,336 new cases to the Florida COVID-19 Dashboard, bringing the total positive test count to 206,447 cases as of the […]
Florida crosses 200,000 positive cases of COVID-19
Jul 5, 2020
The Florida Department of Health reported 10,059 new cases to the Florida COVID-19 Dashboard, bringing the total positive test count to 200,111 cases as of the […]
In case you missed it: COVID, Voters, Facemasks
Jul 4, 2020
It was a noteworthy news week in our community. COVID-19 outbreaks hit the state even harder than last week, a local baseball player signed a major […]