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Because of the summer surge of COVID-19, Mayor Lenny Curry has asked the City Council for emergency approval of $4 million to open new testing sites.

The number of patients hospitalized — including children — in Jacksonville because of the coronavirus continues to rise.

Hospital Gets FEMA Grant to Protect Against Storm Surge The hazard-mitigation program is a source of federal assistance for communities that have been declared major disaster areas. The intent is strengthening communities by improving buildings and critical infrastructure. May 06, 2021 •  Bob Self/Florida Times-Union/TNS (TNS) - Ascension St. Vincent’s has received an $8.4 million federal grant to protect its Riverside campus from hurricane-related winds and storm surges. The money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Hazard Mitigation Grant...

The vaccination didn't hurt, she said. It's just that Parker, 28, a nurse in the COVID-19 intensive-care unit at UF Health Jacksonville since the beginning of the pandemic, has seen so much suffering. Now there's a sign of hope — perhaps the beginning of an end to much of that suffering. "I'm sorry," she told reporters afterward, wiping away tears. "I have to get back to my patients." The first batches of the coronavirus vaccine began arriving at UF Health Jacksonville Monday morning, to be administered to frontline hospital staff. From there, it will go to other area hospitals in...