© 2025 WGCU News
PBS and NPR for Southwest Florida
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Florida Department of Health

  • Florida is approaching 20,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. As of the Sunday evening update from the Florida Department of Health, the state reports 19,895…
  • Thursday marked the deadliest day on record for the coronavirus in Florida with a single-day increase in fatalities of 48 people bringing the statewide…
  • The Florida Department of Health reports 242 additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the statewide number of cases to 15,234. State health…
  • Florida now has 14,747 total confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of the latest update from the Florida Department of Health, which is 1,118 more cases…
  • The Florida Department of Health added nearly 2,500 new confirmed coronavirus cases over the weekend for a statewide total of 12,350 cases as of the…
  • The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Florida increased by more than 1,200, Thursday, for a statewide total of 9,008 cases as of the latest update…
  • Governor Ron DeSantis issued a statewide “safer-at-home" order, Wednesday, to help slow the spread of COVID-19. . WGCU’s Andrea Perdomo explains what that…
  • The Florida Department of Health reported 754 new cases of COVID-19, Monday, bringing the state’s total number of confirmed cases to 5,489. The death toll…
  • As of the latest update from the state Department of Health, Florida currently has experienced 4,950 confirmed cases of the coronavirus including 60…
  • The total number of COVID-19 cases in Florida jumped 35% in one day and now stands at 2,359 according to the latest update from the Florida Department of…