The Florida Department of Health reported a total of 1,048 positive cases of the novel coronavirus in Charlotte County and 78 deaths, as of Fr…
ENGLEWOOD — Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte and Englewood Community Hospital and Doctors Hospital of Sarasota have once again rest…
The Florida Department of Health has added a day of drive-thru testing for COVID-19 for Thursday at Heron Creek Middle School, 6501 W. Price B…
The worst part of the COVID-19 testing process was the wait.
Friday morning, the Florida Department of Health reported 122,960 total cases of COVID-19 in Florida, including 120,574 Florida residents and …
Hospital patients will now get to see their loved ones in-person again while receiving care.
At a home in Punta Gorda, deputies found a young girl covered in bug bites and a rash while wearing a diaper overflowing with urine.
SARASOTA — The number of COVID-19 cases in Florida set a record three times this week, including more than 3,200 cases reported Thursday and a…
COVID-19 cases skyrocketed in Florida by almost 19,000 cases this week — increasing the total amount of cases by more than 26%.
For the first time, free walk-up COVID-19 testing is being offered in Charlotte County for people who are not experiencing symptoms.
PORT CHARLOTTE — Project Detect recently donated $40,000 to the Virginia B. Andes Volunteer Community Clinic, a free clinic in Port Charlotte.
VENICE — As the state relaxes restrictions imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, people may feel that they can relax the social distancing…
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PORT CHARLOTTE — More than 30 nurses from Fawcett Memorial Hospital protested alleged threats of pay cuts and layoffs Friday morning.
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PORT CHARLOTTE — Former CEO of Fawcett Memorial Hospital Bill Hawley tested positive for COVID-19 just weeks before suddenly resigning from hi…
Bob Meade was recently driving home from work — and he couldn’t help but notice the lack of face masks on people.
Since reopening some services and ramping up testing, the state has seen an increase in new COVID-19 cases this week.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY — Charlotte County's first drive-thru COVID-19 testing site opened Thursday morning.
SARASOTA — You’ve probably never heard of the drug remdesivir but if it proves effective in worldwide clinical trials, it may become a major w…
HCA Healthcare, which operates Fawcett Memorial Hospital, Englewood Community Hospital and Doctors Hospital of Sarasota, announced a new effor…
To slow the spread of coronavirus we’re being told to wash our hands more, preferably with soap and water, or failing that, with hand sanitize…
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expected to increase its recommendations for more use of masks in public, there are people…
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SARASOTA — A Sarasota County firefighter has tested positive for COVID-19, county officials reported Friday afternoon.
SARASOTA — Sarasota Memorial Hospital announced Tuesday afternoon that it has nine patients with confirmed COVID-19 at its facilities — and tw…
All restaurants and bars statewide will have to suspend all on-premises food and alcohol sales, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday afternoon in an …
There are three more positive coronavirus cases in Charlotte and Sarasota counties, as of Friday.