EXAMINING COVID COUNTS IN MONROE COUNTY
Every day, the stats roll in: “Since Friday (12/4/2020), 89 cases have been added to Monroe County, including 34 in Key West, 16 in Key Largo, 14...
MARATHON: GET YOUR PINK SWAG & GET IN THE PINK PARADE
American Cancer Society’s annual Strides Walk in Marathon is a big deal. Every year, hundreds of supporters come out in pink, if not a wild costume, to...
Drive-Thru Mass COVID-19 Testing Event August 13 at Founders Park
The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County, in partnership with Monroe County BOCC and Islamorada, Village of Islands, will be hosting a free mass testing event...
Free Coronavirus Testing First Week of August Throughout County
The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County will be hosting free community-based COVID-19 testing events in Key West and Big Pine Key, Marathon, and Tavernier. Appointments...
Key West mask directive becomes ordinance
Key West city commissioners on Tuesday evening were on the verge of passing four separate exceptions to the city's mandatory mask rules after hearing from local gym...
HOSPITALIZATION by the NUMBERS
Locals are familiar with the phrase “heads in beds.” But when it comes to COVID-19, the touristy words mean something else entirely and Keys officials are tracking...
Dengue cases rise in Key Largo
More confirmed dengue fever cases in Key Largo have brought the total number of infected to 16. Meanwhile, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District is intensifying its...
Free COVID testing Wednesday
Rural Health Network will offer free COVID-19 screening and testing from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bernstein Park on Stock Island.
A Monroe County ID is...
County’s health officer discusses reopening, cases, tracing
Coronavirus cases in the Keys reached 131 on June 16. The islands reopened to visitors on June 1. Since then, a total of 22 new positive cases...
County leaves protective decisions up to businesses, for now: KEY WEST REQUIRES THEM
By Jim McCarthy, Mandy Miles and Sara Matthis
The wearing of masks when entering restaurants, retail stores and other establishments will be up to Keys business owners to...
