QUARANTINED VS ABSENT: HEALTH DEPARTMENT CANNOT SAY HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE QUARANTINED
There are currently 105 students infected with COVID-19 in the first three weeks of school. Students are being exposed, however. There are reports of up to 50...
RURAL HEALTH NETWORK OFFERS COVID TESTING, PRIMARY CARE, DENTAL, AND MORE
Need a COVID rapid test to return to work? Need to show a negative PCR test before you board a plane next week? Do you want a...
COVID 19: WHERE TO GET TESTED IN THE KEYS
WHERE TO GET TESTED IN THE KEYS
Editor’s note: This is the most up-to-date list available. Call ahead to verify current status.
Advanced Urgent Care
(Antibody, rapid testing)
· 305-294-0011. Pre-register...
ARE COVID CASES PLATEAUING IN THE FLORIDA KEYS?
Another week brought new positive COVID-19 infections throughout Florida and the Keys. Cases statewide and in the island chain, however, appear to have plateaued.
The latest report by...
Data shows COVID case count may be plateauing
Another week brought new positive COVID-19 infections throughout Florida and the Keys. Cases statewide and in the island chain, however, appear to have plateaued.
The latest report by...
Islamorada council sets ground rules for remote meeting participation
Surging COVID-19 cases and more quarantining measures among those in contact with infected individuals drew council members to adopt new rules on remote meeting attendance.
An outbreak inside...
7 IMPORTANT COVID QUESTIONS ANSWERED
The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County continues to disseminate information regarding frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccines, vaccine clinics and CDC policy:
I’m vaccinated. Why do...
Commissioners vote to require masks inside county buildings
At the Aug. 18 Monroe County Board of County Commissioners meeting, “Just wear the damn mask” became a mantra among officials after hearing from the county’s board...
36 patients in Keys hospitals for COVID-19
New COVID-19 infections increased yet another week, while hospital beds are filling up with patients testing positive in the Keys and throughout the South Florida region.
A weekly...
UNANIMOUS VOTE: SCHOOL BOARD MANDATES MASKS; PARENTS MAY OPT OUT
Signaling the long discussion about masking in schools that was to come in the Aug. 10 board meeting, Monroe County School Superintendent Theresa Axford began the topic...
