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The red tide organism continues to linger around southwestern Florida, but there was continued good news for Pinellas County.

Red Tide has remained in Southwest Florida as of Wednesday and there are reports of fish kills likely caused by red tide.

Lower amounts of red tide were reported this week, but the toxin is still being found along beaches in Pinellas, Manatee and Sarasota counties.

The news on red tide continues to improve, particularly in Pinellas County.

But winds from the north expected during a major cold front coming through on Thursday should push the red tide offshore or back to the south, away from Pinellas beaches.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected in 69 samples collected from Southwest Florida as of Dec. 9.

A Pinellas County spokesperson said they are implementing phase one of it's red tide response plan after samples found high concentrations of red tide at Pass-a-Grille and Treasure Island. A health alert was issued Friday for the beaches.

Red tide continues to drift north in the Gulf of Mexico, with Pinellas County beaches now being affected.

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