When early voting for the presidential primary begins in Palm Beach County on March 7, each of the 16 voting centers will be equipped with hand sanitizer. Extra poll workers are being lined up. And the Supervisor of Elections Office plans to communicate coronavirus information directly to elections workers. Palm Beach County Elections Supervisor Wendy Sartory Link said Friday she’s added ...
As fears of the coronavirus spread across country, Florida does not have any CDC-issued testing kits available to doctors. If a doctor in Florida suspects that a patient has the coronavirus, they will take a sample from the patient’s nose or lungs. Those samples are then sent to the Centers for Disease Control and results are returned about 48 hours later. Sign up for our Newsletters Florida Department of Health officials said three cities are...
More than a dozen people have been tested for the coronavirus in Florida and four people are currently under investigation for the virus, the state surgeon general said Friday. Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees said 15 people in Florida have been tested for the virus to date, but all of those test results were negative. Four people are currently under investigation for coronavirus. Sign up for our Newsletters “A person who is under...
As fears of the coronavirus spread across country, Florida does not have any CDC-issued testing kits available to doctors. If a doctor in Florida suspects that a patient has the coronavirus, they will take a sample from the patient’s nose or lungs. Those samples are then sent to the Centers for Disease Control and results are returned about 48 hours later. Sign up for our Newsletters 4 people under investigation for coronavirus in Florida...
In a news conference in West Palm Beach Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis said 700 people who recently returned from China have been monitored in Florida.
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a public health emergency Sunday after two adults "tested presumptively positive" for coronavirus. One of the individuals lives in Hillsborough County -- which includes Tampa -- while the other is a resident of Manatee County, located south of Hillsborough County and includes Bradenton. "Florida has 2 presumptive positive #COVID19 cases: one adult resident of Hillsborough County and...
Two people in Florida have tested positive for Coronavirus.
The Florida Department of Health announced Sunday evening that there are 2 presumptive positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Florida. One adult patient is from Manatee County and has not traveled to the countries identified for restricted travel by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Sign up for our Newsletters The second adult patient is from Hillsborough County and has traveled to Italy. Both patients are isolated and being...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Sunday night that two people in his state have tested positive for the coronavirus, and one is from Manatee County, where the Pirates are currently holding spring training. Bradenton, where both Pirate City and LECOM Park are located, is one of several cities in Manatee County, along with Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach and Palmetto. In addition to announcing news conferences Monday in Tampa and...
Governor Ron Desantis issued an order directing a public health emergency in Florida on Sunday after the state recorded its first positive case of the new coronavirus (COVID-19).
The letter says that Doctors Hospital of Sarasota has isolated the patient, who remains in the hospital’s care.
The state of Washington confirmed its second death from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Sunday. Possible Community Outbreak in Washington The deceased was a man in his 70s with underlying health issues hospitalized at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, King County officials said in a statement. He was a resident of the nursing facility run by Life Care Centers of America, where the authorities found three other cases of the virus. In a statement...
Florida health officials say two cases of the Coronavirus have been confirmed in the state.
Concerns over coronavirus hit home Sunday after two people in Florida tested “presumptively positive” for the virus.
The second death was in a man in his 70s at a nursing home near Seattle, where more than 50 patients and staff members have symptoms
Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed the public after two Florida residents are believed to have tested positive for coronavirus. Be sure to check back here as the day progresses for live updates on the cases and conditions of the patients.
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A man in Manatee County tested positive though he had not traveled to countries with an outbreak, creating yet another unexplained case of the virus.
Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed the public after two Florida residents tested positive for coronavirus. Be sure to check back here as the day progresses for live updates on the cases and patients’ conditions.
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