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...
COVID CASES ON THE RISE IN THE KEYS
New COVID-19 cases increased for a fifth straight week in Florida. In the Keys, hospitalizations are going up while local doctors’ offices see more positive tests.
Monroe County’s...
TENANT PROTECTION = LANDLORD FRUSTRATION
On, off, on again. That’s how the federal moratorium on evictions related to COVID-19 is rolling. On July 31, the moratorium ended. Just three days earlier, the...
Keys officials, business owners dealing with rising COVID cases
Increasing COVID-19 cases in the Keys have some stores and municipalities bringing back mask requirements. Some are issuing messages strongly encouraging their use, while others continue to...
COVID CREEPS BACK INTO THE HEADLINES WITH DELTA VARIANT
Health officials growing concerned over COVID-19 case spikes in the U.S. are blaming a delta variant and a population of citizens who haven’t received a vaccine. No...
SCHOOLS SUPER: SOCIAL DISTANCING ‘HAS BECOME A PROBLEM’
At the April 27 Monroe County School District board meeting, Superintendent Theresa Axford announced that more than 100 Key West High School students have been quarantined in...
ALL MONROE COUNTY STUDENTS MAY GO TO SUMMER SCHOOL
Monroe County officials are mulling a special summer school session that would be open to all students as a way to regroup after a historic and challenging...
Vaccine eligibility opens up to 40-plus next Monday, 18 and older April 5
COVID-19 vaccinations will open to all adults ages 18 and older beginning April 5. That’s according to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who released a nearly 3-minute video on...
Baptist administers shots at Marathon City Hall next week, sign-up opens @ 10 a.m.
Next week, Baptist Health will be administering COVID-19 vaccines to eligible members of the Florida Keys community on an appointment-only basis.
Appointments for next week will be made...
RESIDENTS 50 AND OLDER CAN SIGN UP FOR SHOT STARTING MONDAY
Gov. Ron DeSantis will sign an executive order today that opens eligibility even further from 60 years of age to 50. The governor made the announcement on...
