Florida Department of Health
State health officials reported 1,606 new COVID-19 cases, Monday, for a total of 2,311,941 infections. The Florida Department of Health also reported 28 coronavirus-related deaths May 24, increasing the statewide death toll to 37,235 fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic.
The latest single-day positivity rate reported by the Florida Division of Emergency Management stood at 5.48% on Sunday. Over the past two weeks the single-day positivity rate has ranged between 4.67% and 6.52%.
The Agency for Health Care Administration reports that as of this morning the number of patients with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 admitted to hospitals throughout the state has dropped to 2,065. In Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hendry, Lee, Manatee and Sarasota counties combined there are currently 196 admitted patients with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19.
/ The 2021 hurricane season is projected to be above average for storms and got off to an early start as Tropical Storm Ana has already formed and dissipated.
Kevin Guthrie, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, said his agency is ready to be doing something else.
Florida emergency-management workers aren’t approaching this year’s hurricane season as anything basic, but they are looking forward to what the new state director calls the ABCs “Anything But COVID.”
As the six-month hurricane season officially begins June 1, the Florida Division of Emergency Management will have surpassed 450 days responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hurricane 2021: Gear up â and mask up â before the storm hits
The coronavirus pandemic isnât over yet. You should still mask up inside an evacuation shelter.
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Floridians have spent the past 15 months getting ready â for the pandemic, for hurricane season, and for a hurricane during the pandemic.
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Make no mistake, however, the pandemic still affects hurricane preparations across Florida.
Hereâs a list of things you should have handy to stay safe from the storm and the virus at home, if you have to evacuate to someone elseâs home, or the worst-case scenario: You need to go to an evacuation shelter.