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Lee schools halts case log, redirects to state health report

October 13, 2020

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The Lee County School district held a staged simulation for members of the media of what school will look like with volunteer students and staff from The Alva School on Wednesday August 5, 2020. The district has implemented safety protocols to keep students safe in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of those protocols include social distancing, in the hallways and classrooms and required face masks. They also have an isolation room for students who show signs of COVID-19 during the school day. (Photo: Andrew West, The News-Press-The USA Today Network)

Positive cases of COVID-19 will no longer be posted every morning to the Lee County school system’s website.

On Tuesday, the district replaced its online dashboard that tracked positive cases in the public school system with a link to a Florida Department of Health report. The data lists out COVID-19 cases tied to public and private schools,

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October 5, 2020

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Larry Antonucci, Special to The News-Press
Published 3:40 p.m. ET Oct. 5, 2020

Larry Antonucci (Photo: Special to The News-Press)

Without a doubt, the past few months have been among the most challenging our community, health system and country have ever experienced.

Like nearly every health system across the country, Lee Health has faced unprecedented challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic. We have cared for more than 6,400 COVID-19 patients in our hospitals and emergency rooms, grappled with supply chain interruptions and made countless operational changes to keep our staff and patients safe.

Our health care heroes have shown up in truly inspiring and heroic ways during this season of uncertainty. They have never hesitated to put the health of our patients and community first.

Early on, we recognized that there would be significant financial pressures, so we took proactive measures to preserve our resources and position ourselves for recovery.

Lee Health freezing salaries following COVID-19 financial losses.

September 30, 2020

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Lee Health is freezing salaries and cutting benefits for all of its 13,500 employees in 2021 following a $20 million financial shortfall that the organization has blamed on the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is the first time in nine years the health system has put a stop on all employee raises, which usually average 3% annually. Lee Health is Lee County’s largest employer.

Before the pandemic, the publicly operated hospital system had expected a profit margin of about $70 million by the end of its fiscal year on Sept. 30.

“This has been very unique, unprecedented – the most massive loss the organization has ever experienced,” said Ben Spence, the organization’s chief financial officer.

Lee Health doctors, nurses and other staff have been hard at work fighting the coronavirus for our community. These are images of them at Lee Memorial Hospital, Gulf

Mediaplanet and Food Network Host Katie Lee Partner to Improve the Health and Wellness of American Families

September 30, 2020

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NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Mediaplanet today announces the launch of its cross-platform campaign “Family Health & Wellness,” which will address many of the key health and wellness issues families face today, and share tips about how all people can live healthier, better lives.

As the global pandemic continues to disrupt daily life, getting back to the basics of wellness can pay huge dividends, which is why this campaign explores the importance of nutrition and sleep. At the same time, many are looking to use this as an opportunity to establish new, healthy, lifelong habits, such as adopting a plant-based or vegan diet, which this guide can help with as well.

Katie Lee, host of Food Network’s “The Kitchen,” appears on the cover of the print version of the campaign. In an exclusive interview, she talks about how good nutrition starts in the kitchen and the

Coronavirus deaths, cases, testing in Lee County

September 27, 2020

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To provide our community with important public safety information, our newsroom is making some stories related to the coronavirus free to read. To support important local journalism like this, please consider becoming a digital subscriber.

The Florida Department of Health reported 82 new COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths for Lee County on Saturday.

Lee County’s total number of deaths remained at 465. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Lee

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