Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 807 states, including Florida, with Salmonella infections linked to contaminated basil from Trader Joe’s
7 states, including Florida, with Salmonella infections linked to contaminated basil from Trader Joe’s
This photograph depicted an Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch (EDLB) public health scientist, holding up a glass slide used for a run on a sequencing machine. Credit: Public media image via CDC. The Florida Department of Health dashboard confirms the youngest cases for the coronavirus in Southwest Florida counties are in Charlotte County and Collier County currently. Charlotte County According to Florida Department of Health, a baby girl in Charlotte County is the youngest patient positive for the coronavirus in Southwest Florida Thursday. The child has no known recent travel history, and it is unclear if she came into contact with a known case of COVID-19. She was one of 10 new cases in Charlotte County Thursday, with the current county total at 38 positive cases. We do not know if the baby girl is in the hospital right now or her current condition. Collier County Also, according to FDOH, a 6-year-old girl in Collier County tested positive for the coronavirus Thursday. The 6-year-old also has no known recent travel history and had no known contact with a known coronavirus patient. Health experts have repeatedly said the virus does not discriminate age. This comes on the heels of another death in Collier County where a 94-year-old woman who traveled to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands died. There are now 508 cases of coronavirus in Southwest Florida and 15 deaths. The most recorded deaths of coronavirus patients are in Lee County with 10. IF YOU FEEL SICK: The Florida Department of Health has opened a 24-hour COVID-19 Call Center at 1-866-779-6121. Questions may also be emailed to covid-19@flhealth.gov. Email responses will be sent during call center hours. LINK: Florida Department of Health COVID-19 updates <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> *The map is best viewed on a desktop computer. If you don’t see the map above tap HERE for a fullscreen version.