Health alert: Blue-green algae found in part of St. Johns River
Read full article: Health alert: Blue-green algae found in part of St. Johns RiverThe Florida Department of Health in Duval County (FDOH) has issued a health alert for harmful blue-green algae toxins found in St. Johns River near Mandarin Point.
Blue-green algae health alert reissued for part of St. Johns River: Florida Department of Health
Read full article: Blue-green algae health alert reissued for part of St. Johns River: Florida Department of HealthThe Florida Department of Health in Duval County (DOH-Duval) has issued a health alert for harmful blue-green algae toxins in the St. Johns River.
Florida Department of Health reports one confirmed case of Monkeypox in Duval County
Read full article: Florida Department of Health reports one confirmed case of Monkeypox in Duval CountyThe Florida Department of Health on Thursday reported one confirmed case of monkeypox in Duval County, and one probable case of monkeypox. News4JAX reported on Monday that the monkeypox virus was likely to surface in Jacksonville, and the number of cases are expected to rise.
Federal agencies helping Florida investigate listeria outbreak linked to ice cream
Read full article: Federal agencies helping Florida investigate listeria outbreak linked to ice creamThe Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is helping the Florida Department of Health and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services investigate a listeria outbreak linked to ice cream, the FDA said Tuesday.
With COVID-19 cases spiking, demand for tests skyrockets
Read full article: With COVID-19 cases spiking, demand for tests skyrocketsPeople are lining up around the Florida Department of Health's Duval County office to get tested for COVID-19 Officials said 300-400 people per day are flocking to the Jacksonville facility for a free test.
COVID-19 caseload growth slows, but Florida surpasses 650,000
Read full article: COVID-19 caseload growth slows, but Florida surpasses 650,000Duval County had 68 new cases added to FDOH data released Tuesday -- about 10% of the daily number of cases reported for a few days in early and mid-July. To date, the state has recorded more than 650,092 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic first showed up in Flordia on March 1. There were three additional deaths reported in Northeast Florida counties Tuesday: a 93-year-old woman in St. Johns County, an 81-year-old woman in Nassau County and a 73-year-old man in Flagler County. Daily cases reported in Florida and Duval County since MarchState officials said there were more than 3,000 people in hospitals with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19, while more than 40,000 have been hospitalized in Florida so far. On Tuesday, Florida State University reported that 839 students and 14 staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last month.
Floridas COVID-19 checkpoint on I-95 finally closed
Read full article: Floridas COVID-19 checkpoint on I-95 finally closedNearly four months after Floridas Department of Transportation set up a checkpoint on Interstate 95 at the Florida-Georgia border to screen for people coming from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the state has quietly closed the checkpoint. About five weeks ago, FDOH closed a similar checkpoint east of the Florida-Alabama border as part of Gov. Ron DeSantis starting the second phase of a COVID-19 economic recovery plan, but a similar checkpoint on I-95 remained open even after Floridas growth of coronavirus cases exceeded those in the greater New York area. Cards were handed out with information about what people should do if they exhibit fever, cough, or shortness-of-breath symptoms attributed to COVID-19 while in isolation. The state didnt say when the checkpoint at I-95 closed, but when News4Jax noticed it was no longer there on Monday, FDOH confirmed the checkpoint had been discontinued.