Category Archives: Covid-19

Judge rules Florida school mandatory mask ban is unconstitutional

By John Haughey The Center Square August 28, 2021 Leon County Circuit Court Judge John [...]

COVID-19 Weekly Situation Report for Nassau County – Number of cases increase

Florida Department of Health August 27, 2021          

Florida Attorney General warns of new COVID relief scam

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody August 24, 2021 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… CBS 4 [...]

Considerations for Use of an Additional mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine for Fully Vaccinated Immunocompromised Persons

Florida Department of Health/Nassau Media Release August 24, 2021 The following guidance are considerations for [...]

Florida argues ‘masks are unnecessary’ in public K-12 schools

By John Haughey The Center Square August 24, 2021 With at least seven school boards [...]

FDA announces full approval for use of Prizer-BioNTech COVID-19, brand name “Comirnaty” for 16 and older

Information from Nassau County Emergency Management August 2021 FDA Announces Full Approval for Use of [...]

COVID-19 Weekly Situation Report – Number of COVID cases down, positivity up

Florida Department of Health August 20, 2021

Nassau County Schools report COVID-19 cases among students and staff

Nassau County Schools August 20, 2021

Florida universities to assume ‘normal, pre-pandemic operations’ when fall semesters begin

By John Haughey The Center Square August 17, 2021 More than 300,000 full-time students and [...]

Judge to hear Florida parents’ suit against DeSantis’ mask mandate ban Thursday

By John Haughey The Center Square August 17, 2021 Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper [...]

A reminder: free covid vaccinations after hours on Wednesday and Thursday this week

Covid 19 cases in Nassau County thru August 12, 2021

The Nassau County Department of Health provided the information in the chart below.  If you [...]

Florida Board of Education to consider sanctioning 2 mask-mandating school districts

By John Haughey The Center Square August 14, 2021 The Florida Department of Education has [...]

COVID-19 Weekly Situation Report – Slight drop in number of COVID-19 cases

Florida Department of Health August 14, 2021  

Citizens call for face mask mandate in Nassau County School District

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 13, 2021   As we [...]

First Dose Covid 19 Vaccination Event Wednesday, August 18 in Yulee

Nassau County Emergency Management Services August 12, 2021 Nassau County will hold a vaccination event [...]

School districts impose mask mandates despite DeSantis’ threat to dock salaries

By John Haughey The Center Square August 11, 2021 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has doubled [...]

“Younger people are getting hit hard” – Get the COVID-19 vaccine!

Nassau County Emergency Management Press Release August 11, 2021 “So how can you protect yourself? [...]

Covid-19 update for Nassau County

From the County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager August 10, 2021 8/10/21 @ [...]

Judge blocks Florida law, allows cruise ships to require COVID vaccination proof

By John Haughey The Center Square August 9, 2021 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaigns to [...]

Florida Department of Health COVID-19 Weekly Situation Report – August 5

Florida Department of Health August 7, 2021 Editor’s Note:  A friend of mine, much loved [...]

Abbott, DeSantis fire back at Biden: ‘Do your job’

By Bethany Blankley The Center Square August 6, 2021 In response to President Joe Biden [...]

DeSantis defends unvaccinated amid increasing Florida COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations

By John Haughey The Center Square August 4, 2021 Florida won’t resume posting daily COVID-19 [...]

Baptist Health Medical Centers report 504 COVID-19 patients across 5 hospital health systems

Baptist Health August 4, 2021

FDOH-Nassau COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Schedule for August

August 3, 2021 The Florida Department of Health-Nassau is the lead agency in COVID-19 matters [...]

Ron DeSantis deplores judgment against unvaccinated patients as hospitalizations rise

By Renzo Downey FloridaPolitics.Com August 3, 2021 Cases and hospitalizations are hitting record rates in [...]

10,200 COVID-19 cases in Florida hospitals: Half 25-55 years old, 97% unvaccinated

By John Haughey The Center Square August 3, 2021 There were 10,207 people hospitalized with [...]

Fried defies DeSantis, posts daily Florida COVID-19 data on state Agriculture Department page

By John Haughey The Center Square July 29, 2021 There were 16,038 new COVID-19 cases [...]

Covid-19 Variations and Mutations

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 31, 2021   Covid is [...]

COVID-19 Weekly Situation Report from July 23 – 29 – Cases continue to grow

Florida Department of Health July 31, 2021 Editor’s Note:  If there is any good news [...]

Nassau Health Dept. Director provides sobering situation report on County Covid status

Submitted by Cindy Jackson Reporter July 30, 2021   “We’re not looking good.” “If you [...]

Survey says partisan politics shape Floridians’ perceptions of COVID-19

By John Haughey The Center Square July 29, 2021   Nearly one-third of Florida voters [...]

Baptist Health CEO delivers message to community

Baptist Health July 29, 2021 A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO Delivered July 27, 2021   [...]

Florida Dept of Health Nassau offers “Back to School Shots” including COVID-19 vaccines – July 31

July 29, 2021

News4Jax reports Nassau County holds dubious distinction in national ranking of COVID-19 cases per capita

News4Jax July 29, 2021   “Nassau County has the highest rate of COVID-19 cases per [...]

Nassau County Emergency Management – Too many young un-vaccinated adults with COVID-19 requiring medical attention

Nassau County Emergency Management July 27, 2021 Editor’s Note: Hospitalization figures for Baptist Health Nassau [...]

Fernandina Beach Police Department recognizes Walt Sturges for 44 years of service

Fernandina Beach Police Department July 27, 2021       This is Walt Sturges. Today [...]

639 new COVID cases in just one week – Number of newly vaccinated more than doubles

Nassau County Emergency Management July 26, 2021

A safety tip: What to do if someone is sick in your household?

Nassau County Emergency Management July 26, 2021

Nassau County Emergency Managements asks COVID “no-vaxxers” to participate in anonymous survey

Nassau County Emergency Management July 26, 2021     If you have opted NOT to [...]

COVID-19 Weekly Situation Report shows surge continuing in Nassau County – Week ending July 22

Florida Department of Health July 24, 2021 Editor’s Note:  We have another sobering report showing [...]

CDC update on “Vaccination Tracker” in Nassau County

Center for Disease Control July 23, 2021    

Baptist Health monthly report shows 44% of COVID-19 patients are 40 or younger

Baptist Health Jacksonville Press Release July 22, 2021 “More than 97% of our COVID-19 patients [...]

Nassau County Medical Society sends a message to those not vaccinated against COVID-” . . . our hospital is overflowing”

Nassau County Emergency Management July 22, 2021   Local physicians stand united in recommending immunization [...]

Baptist Hospital officials join Jacksonville Mayor and other health professionals to discuss COVID surge

By Susan Hardee Steger July 21, 2021 Editor’s Note: As of today, Baptist Medical and [...]

Fernandina Beach Commissioner urges vaccinations to stem rise in Covid cases

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 21, 2021   In light [...]

CDC provides public health COVID guidance for fully vaccinated people

Florida Department of Health Press Release July 21, 2021 Editor’s Note:  To view the complete [...]

Florida Department of Health Nassau offers COVID vaccines and testing

Florida Department of Health Nassau July 20, 2021

COVID cases in Nassau County more than double in a week – Vaccines available

Nassau County Insider July 19, 2021 A Message From Nassau County Emergency Management COVID Cases [...]

Florida Department of Health “Weekly Situation Report” on COVID for Nassau County

Florida Department of Health July 19, 2021   Previous Report

COVID vaccines and testing to be held at Department of Health Yulee Clinic – July 20, 21, 22, 23

Nassau County Department of Health July 18, 2021

COVID infection rate in Nassau County doubles over last week – 445 new cases

Nassau County Emergency Management July 16, 2021 Infection control matters! Avoid crowds and close contact [...]

Nassau County Emergency Management warns of high COVID-19 infection rates

Nassau County Emergency Management July 14, 2021         The pandemic is STILL [...]

COVID-19 cases on the rise – More newly infected than newly vaccinated

Nassau County Emergency Management July 13, 2021

Nassau County Emergency Management speaks up in light of recent COVID-19 data

Nassau County Emergency Management Posted on Facebook July 12, 2021 #StopThePandemic Elsa is gone, but [...]

Florida Dept of Health Weekly Report shows spike in COVID-19 cases in Nassau County

July 10, 2021 Previous Week

Centers for Disease Control’s COVID-19 Vaccination Report for Nassau County

Center for Disease Control Data as of the evening of July 4 July 6, 2021 [...]

COVID-19 not done with Northeast Florida

By A. G. Gancarski FloridaPolitics.com July 5, 2021 Why are more people testing positive in [...]

Florida Department of Health reports weekly COVID-19 data

Florida Department of Health July 2, 2021

Florida Department of Health offers COVID-19 testing Tuesday, June 29 in Fernandina Beach

Florida Department of Health Nassau June 28, 2021

Florida Department of Health reports COVID cases rising in Nassau County

Florida Department of Health June 25, 2021 Editor’s Note: Today we have posted current COVID [...]

Nassau County residents warned – New COVID-19 variant should be taken seriously

June 24, 2021 In a text message sent by Nassau County Emergency Management, residents are [...]

Nassau County Emergency Management warns community of COVID-19 & Delta Variant – N C Positivity rate over 6%, one dead

Nassau County Emergency Management CoViD-19 Update June 22, 2021   Nassau County’s “Positivity Rate” (percent [...]

COVID-19 Weekly Situation Report from June 11 – June 17 shows 77 new cases

June 22, 2021

Florida Department of Health weekly COVID-19 results – June 4 – 10

Florida Department of Health June 13, 2021 Editor’s Note:  The Florida Department of Health closed [...]

Nassau County Overview of Coronavirus cases

June 8, 2021 Editor’s note: Since the beginning of the Memorial Day Weekend, we have [...]

Scammers cash in on confusion over vaccine verification methods

June 4, 2021 by Colleen Tressler Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC More than [...]

Florida Department of Health June 4 – Nassau County Coronavirus Daily Totals at 9

Florida Department of Heealth June 4, 2021

Florida Department of Health June 3 – Nassau County Daily Totals of Coronavirus at 9 with one additional death

Florida Department of Health June 3, 2021

Florida Department of Health June 2 – Nassau County Daily Total of Coronavirus at 6

Florida Department of Health June 2, 2021 Nassau County Emergency Management: CoViD-19 remains a deadly [...]

Florida Department of Health June 1 – Nassau County Coronavirus Daily total at 6

Florida Dept of Health June 1, 2021 Editor’s Note: The weekend daily totals of Coronavirus [...]

Nassau County testing sites for COVID-19 for Youth & Adults – June 2021

Florida Department of Health – Nassau June 1, 2021

Nassau County vaccination figures as of May 30

Center for Disease Control May 31, 2021 Editor’s Note: Coronvirus daily totals from the Florida [...]

Florida Department of Health May 28 – Nassau County Coronavirus daily totals at 14

Florida Department of Health May 28, 2021

Florida Department of Health May 27 – Nassau County Coronavirus daily totals at 14

Florida Department of Health May 27, 2021