ENGLEWOOD — Caregivers at Englewood Community Hospital held a ribbon-cutting celebration for a new space in the facility dedicated to relaxati…
New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday expanded the group of people eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.
The COVID-19 death toll in the state crossed the 50,000 mark last week.
SARASOTA — COVID-19 statistics continue to improve locally and statewide, with many eyes on the positivity rate in the county.
Florida’s COVID-19 numbers continued their decline last week, though one of them could be a cause for concern.
VENICE — Parents and children lined up for hours Sunday at a mask-exemption event, with hundreds of forms reportedly being signed by medical p…
SARASOTA — Two sets of numbers tell the tale of the impact on Sarasota Memorial Hospital of the delta variant COVID-19 surge: cases and deaths.
SARASOTA — The COVID-19 census at Sarasota Memorial Hospital has improved significantly this month, though a quick glance at its Daily News Up…
They’re not dropping as fast as they rose, but the state’s COVID-19 statistics appear to be headed in the right direction — downward.
VENICE — When Sarasota County Public Schools decided to exclude chiropractors from the types of medical providers from which it would accept e…
VENICE — Venice chiropractor Dan Busch won’t be issuing any more medical exemptions to the Sarasota County Schools mask mandate in the near future.
The number of new COVID-19 cases in the state increased last week, but only slightly following a slight decrease the previous week.
SARASOTA — Sarasota Memorial Hospital set yet another record for COVID-19 cases Friday with a census of 256 patients.
A few of the state’s COVID-19 numbers improved this week, though too little information was available by deadline Friday to get a full picture…
ENGLEWOOD — Construction is underway of a multi-phase $10 million state-of-the-art emergency department renovation at Englewood Community Hospital.
As red tide toxins continue to waft through the air along Gulf Coast beaches, they’re also causing respiratory irritations for exposed people.
The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported a significant COVID-19 outbreak among department employees Monday.
SARASOTA — The COVID-19 census at Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) resumed climbing over the weekend, setting new records after a small, brief…
VENICE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that it “might not be a bad idea” for the state to return to daily reporting of COVID-19 statistics.
SARASOTA — Sarasota Memorial Hospital saw its COVID-19 census decrease for the first time in nearly a month Thursday, though it was still left…
Diana Berrent had a “Tylenol and Gatorade” case of COVID-19 in March 2020.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adjusted figures for Florida's weekend COVID-19 cases, deaths and positivity rate Tuesday, lowe…
SARASOTA — Six weeks or so ago, critical-care pulmonologist Dr. Joseph Seaman said, it looked as though dealing with COVID-19 patients at Sara…
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SARASOTA — The COVID-19 census at Sarasota Memorial Hospital hit 192 patients Monday, an increase of 47% in a week.
SARASOTA — Due to the local surge in COVID-19 cases, Doctors Hospital of Sarasota is eliminating most visitation and delaying surgeries that w…
SARASOTA — Sarasota Memorial Hospital's COVID-19 census rose for the seventh consecutive day on Friday and is now 30% higher than its pre-vacc…
ENGLEWOOD — Mauricio Calderon got to breathe fresh air Wednesday for the first time in nearly a month.