Collier County

Florida’s partnership with Publix grocery store chain to administer COVID-19 vaccine doses is expanding and will now include 16 Publix locations in Collier County.

State health officials reported 8,847 new COVID-19 cases, Wednesday for a total of 1,018,160 cases. On Tuesday, Florida became the third state in the U.S., along with Texas and California, to surpass one million total cases.The Florida Department of Health also reported 88 new coronavirus-related deaths, Dec. 2, for a total of 19,012 fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic.

State health officials reported 10,105 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, marking the largest single-day increase in reported infections since July 25. There have now been 885,201 reported cases of the virus in Florida since the start of the pandemic.The Florida Department of Health also reported 30 new coronavirus-related deaths, Nov. 15, increasing the statewide death toll to 17,734 fatalities.

Health officials in Collier County are advising residents to stay vigilant after the direct impacts of Eta subside.

Welcome to this week’s Environmental Roundup! Here’s what happened in the environment this week that might have missed your radar.

Voters in Collier County have decided to reestablish funding for Conservation Collier.

Welcome to this week’s Environmental Roundup! Here’s what caught our eye in the environment this week.

A Naples man has been accused of altering the voter registration of Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Board of Collier County Commissioners voted to extend the county’s mandatory mask mandate during a special meeting held Thursday.

Early voting started in Collier County on Monday and already more than 40% of registered voters have cast ballots for the general election. WGCU’s Andrea Perdomo spoke with Collier’s Supervisor of Elections Jennifer Edwards, about early voting and projected voter turnout.