COVID-19 in Lee County: State reports 205 new cases, no additional deaths
The Florida Department of Health on Saturday reported 205 new cases of COVID-19 in Lee County and no additional deaths on Saturday.
Lee County s cumulative number of cases is 69,651, and the total number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 is 959.
Laws vary on releasing body camera footage to public
Published: May 2, 2021 8:38 AM EDT
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The recent deputy-involved shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr. in North Carolina has sparked questions about making body camera footage available to the public.
Under North Carolina state law, body camera footage is not public record, which means a court order must be filed for its release.
In the Brown case, the judge ruled the video must be released in the next 30 days.
David Thomas, Ph.D., a former police officer and professor of forensic studies at Florida Gulf Coast University, clarified that in some states, a court order is needed. Under Florida law, body camera footage can be kept confidential if it was taken inside a person’s home or a mental health care or social services facility.
If you’re heading out on the water, you’ll want to watch out for areas with algae blooms this weekend.
On Friday, the Florida Department of Health issued a health advisory for Davis Boat Ramp, which is on Davis Boulevard in Fort Myers Shores. The alert for Franklin Locks is still active for now.
WINK News reporter Gail Levy went to Davis Boat Ramp and didn’t see any algae. But, experts say, that we should still be cautious.
The green you see in Lake Okeechobee right now is a bloom of Cyanobacteria.
“It’s a little early to have such a massive bloom, or what it appears to be,” said Barry Rosen, Ph.D., a professor at The Water School at Florida Gulf Coast University.
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The Florida Department of Health on Thursday reported 276 new cases of COVID-19 in Lee County and two additional deaths.
Lee County s cumulative number of cases is 69,161, and the total number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 stands at 959.
According to the state Department of Health, 2,226 people in Lee County have been hospitalized for COVID-19 since the agency started collecting data, but that number does not reflect people currently in the hospital.