COVID-19 pandemic in Florida; Disease: COVID-19: Virus strain: SARS-CoV-2: Location: Florida, U.S. Index case: Hillsborough County, Manatee County [1] Arrival date: March 1, 2020 [1] ... Florida state health laboratories in Tampa, Jacksonville, and Miami are able to process COVID-19 tests locally rather than sending them to federal labs, ...

Jul 30, 2024 · Everyone ages 5 and older can get vaccinated against COVID-19. Find a COVID-19 vaccine location near you. Everyone ages 12 years and older can get a COVID-19 booster shot. Visit the CDC website for information on when a person can and should get a booster shot.

See the latest charts and maps of coronavirus cases, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations in Hillsborough County, Florida.

May 11, 2023 · Some hospitals in the Tampa Bay region and around the U.S. struggled with a spike in health care-associated infections during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a safety analysis released this month.

COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that is caused by a coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, which was first identified in 2019. The virus is primarily transmitted from person to person through droplets made when infected people cough, sneeze, or talk.

Jan 20, 2025 · But Donna Petersen was already on alert. The professor and former dean of the University of South Florida's College of Public Health led the institution's COVID-19 task force. Petersen worked closely with state and local officials to …

Jan 20, 2025 · But Donna Petersen was already on alert. The professor and former dean of the University of South Florida's College of Public Health led the institution's COVID-19 task force. Petersen worked closely with state and local officials to …

Jul 8, 2022 · COVID-19 illness can have serious and life-threatening complications and there is no way of knowing how COVID-19 will affect you. The current COVID-19 vaccines have been shown to be highly effective (95%) at preventing COVID-19 …

Jul 6, 2022 · Experts say cases are plateauing about 10,000 per day but may be higher due to unreported at-home positive tests. TAMPA, Fla. — The majority of Florida is still at high risk for COVID-19...

Feb 9, 2022 · As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise across our state and community, the City of Tampa is taking additional measures to remind the public to practice COVID-19 safety. Variable Message Boards have been activated on major roadways across the City,…