Tag: Monroe County
Rapid tests slowly trickling into hospitals
After a slow start, coronavirus testing over the past two weeks is ramping up, with more than 143,700 tested in Florida and just over...
Hundreds of fake re-entry stickers nabbed at checkpoints
A vehicle approached the checkpoint in Key Largo on Saturday, waiting for entry through with its yellow, Upper Keys re-entry sticker. On first glance,...
Keys officials target illegal rentals to banned tourists
There are tourists in the Florida Keys.
The above statement wouldn’t make headlines on a typical day in our thriving island chain. But these days...
Update: 43 Cases; 2 Deaths
Here’s the latest from the Florida Department of Health on case numbers and statistics in the Keys:
There are currently 43 positive COVID-19 cases in...
Latest Keys Case Count: 41
Here's the latest from the Florida Health Department on cases in the Keys:
There are currently 41 positive COVID-19 cases in the Keys. 36 are...
DeSantis eyes fixes to unemployment jam
In 2019, the state of Florida handled and processed 307,000 unemployment claims. Just the last two weeks alone, just over 348,500 claims filed in.
As...
Governor issues ‘Safer at Home’ directive
At a press conference on March 30 outside the Hard Rock casino hotel, Gov. Ron DeSantis emphasized the statewide and, specifically, South Florida message...
County cases now at 24
Positive cases of COVID-19 in Monroe County rose to 24, the Florida Health Department reported Monday at 10 a.m.
Of the cases, 15 are travel-related....
Passengers, number of flights to Keys slowing
All is going according to plan at Monroe County’s two airports. Passengers who arrive from Connecticut, New Jersey or New York — areas with...
Positive cases stand at 22
No new positive cases of COVID-19 were reported to the Florida Health Department as of Sunday afternoon. That leaves the number of positive cases...
