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TALLAHASSEE -- Are you struggling to pay your rent or utility bills? OUR Florida Emergency Rental Assistance Program is a federally funded relief program aimed at getting Floridians back on their …
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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9/2/21
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While hospital admissions for COVID-19 patients has fallen 10% in the past week, Florida hospitals are still overwhelmed…
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/1/21 |
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As of Aug. 26, a total of 43,979 Floridians have died related to COVID-19 since the pandemic started in 2020. According to health officials, the majority of hospitalizations and deaths continue to be …
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9/1/21
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Monoclonal antibody treatments can prevent severe illness, hospitalization and death in high-risk patients who have contracted or been exposed to COVID-19.
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News from the Florida Department of Health
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9/1/21
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COVID-19 is not only taking a toll on first responders in our city...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/31/21 |
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The breast milk of lactating mothers vaccinated against COVID-19 may help protect nursing infants from the illness...
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By Samantha Murray
UF/IFAS | 8/30/21 |
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Florida averaged 247 COVID-19 deaths per day last week. As of Aug. 26, a total of 43,979 Floridians have died related to COVID-19 since the pandemic started in 2020.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/30/21 |
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Across Florida, hospitals are struggling to treat thousands of people with COVID-19 ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/27/21 |
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A free testing site for the COVID-19 virus will open Thur., Sept. 2, 2021, at the Okeechobee County Agri-Civic Center, 4601 SR 710.
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8/27/21
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OKEECHOBEE – Okeechobee County schools are off to a rough start for the 2021-22 school year.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/26/21 |
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One bright spot in the news about the COVID-19 pandemic shared at the Aug. 26 Okeechobee County Commission meeting, “Number of deaths of the vaccinated - zero,”
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee news | 8/26/21 |
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Okeechobee County will open a free COVID-19 testing site at the Okeechobee Agri-Civic Center next Thursday.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/26/21 |
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“There were tears in health care this morning,” Raulerson Hospital CEO Brian Melear told commissioners on Aug. 26
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/26/21 |
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Public schools around Lake Okeechobee report COVID-19 positive cases for both staff and students. School districts regularly update websites with information on current cases.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/23/21 |
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1,449 students and two staff members excluded from in-person instruction last week.
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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8/23/21
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For those who have asked God for a miracle to end the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines may well be the answer to their prayers,
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/22/21 |
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TALAHASSEE. – On Aug. 19, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried granted permission for a new COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy treatment site at the Florida State Fairgrounds in …
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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8/20/21
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While COVID-19 hospitalization and death numbers continue to grow, vaccinations in South Central Florida have slowed.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/20/21 |
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In a video message posted online, Kathy Selby, director of emergency services at Raulerson Hospital, says the COVID-19 pandemic in Okeechobee is the worst it’s ever been.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/20/21 |
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TALLAHASSEE -- Vaccines continue to be effective in reducing the risk of severe outcomes due to COVID-19, and are widely available statewide. The Florida Department of Emergency Management and …
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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8/20/21
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