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COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE

This page is updated daily. 37 NEW CASES / 1 ICU BED AVAILABLE in Monroe County hospitals (it is at Mariners Hospital).

NEW CASES (case data as of July 19): FDOH reported 37 new cases of COVID-19 in Monroe County in this morning’s report. Two cases previously confirmed have been removed from the Monroe County list due to residency elsewhere in Florida. 16 of the individuals confirmed yesterday are Key West residents (now 373 total), 7 are Key Largo residents (now 140), 3 are Marathon residents (now 92), 2 are Big Pine residents (now 22), 1 is a Tavernier resident (now 82), 1 is a Long Key resident (now 3), 1 is a Ramrod Key resident (now 2), 4 cases have not had residency established as yet (now 60). Of the 37 new cases only 1 is over 65 – a 66-year-old man. 23 individuals are 40 years or under with the youngest being two toddlers 2 and 3 years old. 13 individuals are between 41 and 64 years old.

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Investigation into County Staff Paid Double-Time-and-a-Half During COVID-19 Emergency

by Arnaud and Naja Girard One month after the Keys shut down due to the Covid-19 epidemic, residents were stunned

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GUEST EDITORIAL: MD Shares Special Plan of Recovery for Monroe County in Response to COVID-19 Epidemic

May 14, 2020 by Dr. Elias Gerth, MD, FCCM “The only thing to fear is fear itself.” FDR after the

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COVID-19: WHERE TO GET TESTED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

Monroe County’s COVID-19 Testing Task Force has been working together over the last few weeks to review the testing capabilities,

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Highlights from the May 11th Countywide COVID-19 Coordinating Meeting

This morning the Monroe County Emergency Management division hosted the weekly COVID-19 coordinating meeting attended by government officials countywide. Below

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County Mayor Heather Carruthers – May 5th (Post Phase 1 Reopening) COVID-19 Q&A

County Mayor Heather Carruthers held another Facebook Live COVID-19 Q&A earlier this week, just one days after the Keys began

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Re-Opening the Keys: Monroe County Announces Task Force Members After First Meeting This Afternoon

Monroe County Mayor Heather Carruthers asked county and municipal leaders to recommend community members to volunteer for task forces to

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COVID-19: Ticking Time Bombs?

by Naja Girard “My son is in jail for violation of probation with the initial charge of a small amount

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Countywide Update: Coordination Counties to North, Testing, Unemployment Checks (and more)

This morning we learned a few things during the countywide Covid-19 conference. Representatives from all Florida Keys municipalities, the Department

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GRAPHING COVID-19: MOST PREVALENT IN KEY WEST AND THE UPPER KEYS ISLANDS

Several readers have asked us to plot the numbers for specific areas in the Keys that are seeing the largest number of positive novel coronavirus cases. These areas are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 compared with other areas of the Keys for different reasons. Key West, of course, with its larger population and which had thousands of visitors coming in daily by air, car and boat would be expected to have the largest share of positive cases and does. But the Upper Keys areas of Key Largo and Tavernier have a relatively high percentage of cases compared to other islands.