Even as the virus has slowed its growth in overwhelmed Italy and in China, where it first emerged, hospitals in Spain and France are reaching their breaking points and the U.S. and Britain are bracing for incoming waves of desperately ill people.
The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert warned on Sunday as smoldering hotspots in nursing homes and a growing list of stricken cities heightened the sense of dread across the country.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is searching for a person or group of people responsible for burglarizing multiple RV trailers in Bradenton.
A Manatee County School District teacher is doing his part to help healthcare workers amid a PPE shortage because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has 3D printed more than a hundred face shields already.
The Main Board of All England Club announced today that the 2020 Wimbledon Championships are cancelled due to the public’s health concerns of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
OneBlood in Florida will soon begin collecting plasma from people who have recovered from the coronavirus so it can be transfused to people with life-threatening cases of COVID-19.
The number of U.S. deaths could range from 100,000 to 240,000 even if Americans continue to stay home and limit contact with others, experts predicted at a media briefing with President Donald Trump.
Passengers from an ill-fated South American cruise are anxious to disembark once they reach Florida, but Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state’s health care resources are already stretched too thin to take on another ship’s coronavirus caseload.
Winds will whip around to the NW at 15-20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph once the front moves through early Weds. morning. A small craft advisory is in effect for Suncoast waters through 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Sarasota County's Instructional Continuity for Academic Needs plan is the new way for teachers and students to connect and transition into distance learning. Lesson plans have been changed to include project-based exercises and programs that can be done throughout the day.
The top infectious-disease expert in the United States warned that smaller U.S. cities are about to witness the rapid acceleration in coronavirus cases that New York is seeing.
Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) has announced that a third patient that tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) at the hospital has passed away.
The Small Business Administration South Florida District will host a series of webinars twice a day through April 3, with information regarding economic recovery.
Three members of the Florida Highway Patrol have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a spokesman confirmed to The News Service of Florida on Tuesday.
