The Florida Department of Health announced that there have been 15,698 cases of COVID-19 of which 15,234 are Florida residents.

The company says it is following social distancing guidelines per Gov. Ron DeSantis ‘stay-at-home’ order but will remain open.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital said in a press release on Wednesday that an eighth patient to test positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

“Need an unemployment application? Get it here or you can pick one up at Florida FedEx Office locations.”

The City of Venice announced today a potable water outage is scheduled for Monday, April 13.

Gov. DeSantis announced Wednesday that he along with the Army Corps of Engineers will open a 450-bed temporary hospital in Miami Beach by the end of the month.

A man is charged with biological weapons hoax after officials say he wanted to spread coronavirus

Nursing students at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee (USFSM) are now taking on the teaching role amid the pandemic.

In a press release on Tuesday afternoon, Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) said their sixth and seventh patients to test positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced during a press conference on Tuesday that the state of Florida has administered 140,000 COVID-19 tests and has opened a second drive-up testing site in the state.

Lowe’s announced Tuesday that it will close its stores on Easter Sunday to give associates a chance to rest

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office announced today that it will continue to fight price gouging scams for Floridians.

Tuesday, April 7 is World Health Day and workers at Disney Parks around the country, including Disney World in Orlando, are honoring nurses, doctors, and all healthcare workers.

SunCoast Blood Centers, a local nonprofit blood bank, is looking for plasma from COVID-19 survivors.

The Sarasota Orchestra announced that they would cancel the remainder of their 2019-2020 season out of an abundance of caution.

As coronavirus cases continue to rapidly multiple across the United States, Florida numbers also increased.

According to a statement released today, Sarasota Memorial Hospital has had a total of 810 COVID-19 cases.

Among the many concerns addressed at the Sarasota City Commission meeting Monday were increases in overdoses and what to do with the homeless population during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The town of Longboat Key is reaching out to those who may need a little extra help during the “stay-at-home” mandate.

“To practice social distancing while we continue to operate, my staff and I, like so many other agencies and businesses, are using technology to hold important meetings."

A Coast Guard Station rescued two men and two women after their boat overturned Sunday near Sarasota.

During a roundtable press conference Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the state of Florida had brought in 72 brand new servers to help deal with the influx of applications to the unemployment website.

Manatee County Animal Services will hold a pet food giveaway starting at 10 a.m. Monday.

The Sarasota Farmers Market Board of Directors has decided to stop all operations of the market until more funding is obtained.

Congressman Vern Buchanan has announced that the Sarasota resident who has been stuck in India for the past month is set to come home.

Florida now has 12,350 confirmed coronavirus cases and 221 COVID-19 related fatalities.

What is essential and what isn't? Can I go golfing? What about church? How will it be enforced? Here's some help answering many of the Florida "Stay-At-Home" mandate questions.

Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers.

Officials with Manatee County held an emergency meeting Friday to take a vote on whether to enforce a temporary curfew. After over two hours of debate, the motion passed.

As of today, April 3, Sarasota Memorial reported it has tested nearly 700 patients. 53 of the patients have tested positive for coronavirus.