Breaking News
The mandate will remain in place until Wednesday, Aug. 25, but children and employees will be allowed to opt out.
08/16/2021 By Allison Forsyth
Coronavirus
The short answer: about a month. Here's some more info from local and national sources.
08/12/2021 By Allison Forsyth
Food News
Wages are rising and more restaurants are offering benefits and other bonuses—but servers and cooks remain scarce.
08/11/2021 By Elizabeth Djinis
Covid-19
A rise in pediatric Covid-19 cases caused Sarasota County Schools to make changes to its safety measures on the first day of school.
08/11/2021 By Allison Forsyth
Back to School
Here's a rundown of what the Sarasota County and Manatee County school districts are doing to keep kids and staff safe.
The Pandemic
The walk-up clinic will be held from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; the Pfizer vaccine will be available for those ages 12 and older. No appointments are necessary.
08/10/2021 By Staff
The hospital currently has 201 Covid-positive patients—the highest number since the pandemic began last March.
08/10/2021 By Megan McDonald
The free walk-up testing site will be available 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
08/06/2021 By Staff
SMH pediatrician Dr. Jessie Hoang shares the risks of Covid-19, delta variant and other illnesses in children returning to school, and how to stay safe.
08/05/2021 By Allison Forsyth
Helping Paws
Doctors Hospital of Sarasota hired Buffy, a Labrador Retriever service dog, to sniff out Covid-19 in positive patients.
08/04/2021 By Allison Forsyth
Florida reported 12,408 hospitalizations today, the vast majority of whom are unvaccinated.
08/04/2021 By Megan McDonald
On July 31, 2021, the state reported 21,683 new Covid-19 cases and more than 10,000 hospitalizations.
08/02/2021 By Megan McDonald
The policy takes effect Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, and comes in response to surging Covid-19 cases.
07/30/2021 By Staff
The change is effective Aug. 2.
Sarasota Memorial Hospital infectious disease specialist Dr. Manuel Gordillo breaks down what's happening locally.
07/29/2021 By Allison Forsyth
"When you go through the ICU, it's an eye-opener."
07/29/2021 By Megan McDonald
As of July 27, Florida was averaging 12,496 daily cases—a 124 percent increase over the previous 14 days.
07/28/2021 By Megan McDonald
Morgan McSweeney, or "Dr. Noc," has been researching the virus since the beginning of the pandemic.
07/26/2021 By Allison Forsyth
Travel
A new report shows that traveler confidence has surged from 40 percent in Q1 to 76 percent in Q3.
07/22/2021 By Staff
We also looked at the rest of the state to see where vaccination rates are highest and lowest.
07/22/2021 By Allison Forsyth
January-February 2022
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