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Florida Department of Health, N.W. Ninth Ave., offers free COVID-19 testing...
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12/12/20
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OKEECHOBEE — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a scientific brief that provides options to reduce quarantine time frames for COVID-19.
What is Quarantine? …
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12/10/20
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Problems with labs not reporting COVID-19 positive results to the Florida Department of Health in a timely manner are making it more difficult for...
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By Katrina Elsken
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12/3/20
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The Okeechobee County Commission will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Dec. 3...
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By Katrina Elsken
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12/2/20
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As the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States rises, health officials advise the public to follow the Centers for Disease Control...
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By Katrina Elsken
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12/2/20
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COVID-19 cases are increasing not only in Florida but across the United States...
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By Katrina Elsken
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11/25/20
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Twenty-one students have been excluded from Yearling Middle School and 24 students and one staff member excluded from the Okeechobee Freshman Campus for 14 days...
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11/20/20
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Students and staff who may have been exposed to someone who is COVID-19 positive...
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11/18/20
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Okeechobee County Public Safety Officer Ralph Franklin says he would be comfortable allowing the Local State of Emergency (LSE) for the COVID-19 pandemic to expire.
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By Katrina Elsken
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11/12/20
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Twenty-nine students and a staff member have been excluded from classes at Osceola Middle School due to potential exposure to a student who tested COVID-19 positive.
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11/11/20
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The mobile COVID-19 testing unit visit that had been planned for Nov. 11 in Okeechobee has been canceled.
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11/9/20
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The Okeechobee County School District reports eighteen students have been excluded from North Elementary School for a period of 24 days.
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11/9/20
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On Wednesday, Nov. 11, there will be FREE mobile testing for COVID-19 at City Hall, 55 S.E. Third Ave., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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11/6/20
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Wearing a cloth face mask when you cannot maintain at least 6 feet of social distance from others in public places is the subject....
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11/5/20
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The COVID-19 pandemic was again the primary topic of discussion at the Nov. 4 meeting of the Okeechobee County Commission.
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By Katrina Elsken
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11/5/20
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Has your income been affected by COVID-19? Are you facing eviction? Assistance is still available.
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11/4/20
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Florida’s COVID-19 trends show decreasing hospitalizations. The Florida Department of Health continues to encourage residents to use precautions.
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By Katrina Elsken
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11/3/20
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The mobile testing bus can provide test results in 45 minutes.
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By Katrina Elsken
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10/29/20
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The Okeechobee County School District has been notified by the Department of Health that a staff member at Okeechobee Achievement Academy tested positive for COVID-19. The staff member was last on campus Friday, Oct. 23.
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By Dr. Joseph G. Stanley, SHRM-CP
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10/27/20
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On Thursday, Oct. 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for use in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older and weighing at least 40 …
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10/26/20
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