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Sewage spill impacting Sarasota Bay

Jun 8, 2020 – Cindy Lane
April 22, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
County officials trying to address testing shortages

County officials trying to address testing shortages

MANATEE COUNTY – County officials and the Manatee County Health Department are trying to address a critical shortage of (COVID-19) specimen collection kits. On Tuesday, Manatee County Commissioner…
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April 19, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Eight long-term care facilities in Manatee County report COVID-19 cases

Eight long-term care facilities in Manatee County report COVID-19 cases

UPDATED April 20, 2020 – MANATEE COUNTY – Manatee County officials are concerned about the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) among residents and staff members at long-term care facilities, includi…
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April 19, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Boaters return to reopened boat ramps

Boaters return to reopened boat ramps

MANATEE COUNTY – Local boaters took to the water over the weekend after Manatee County’s public boat ramps reopened on Monday, April 13. The public boat ramps were closed on March 26 by Manatee Co…
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April 6, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Suspended nurses return to duty at Blake Medical Center

Suspended nurses return to duty at Blake Medical Center

BRADENTON – Two Blake Medical Center nurses were reinstated today after being suspended for staging a peaceful protest last week over the hospital’s state of preparedness during the coronavirus (COVI…
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April 3, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Manatee County Commission enacts countywide curfew

Manatee County Commission enacts countywide curfew

MANATEE COUNTY – On Friday afternoon, Manatee County commissioners voted to enact a temporary countywide curfew that took effect at 11 p.m. Friday night and remains in effect until further notice…
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March 24, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Manatee County boat ramps closing Thursday

Manatee County boat ramps closing Thursday

MANATEE COUNTY – Manatee County commissioners announced that the county boat ramps will close on Thursday, March 26 at an emergency meeting today. Several other coronavirus (COVID-19) related meas…
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March 22, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

Social distancing not practiced by some local boaters

JEWFISH KEY – Many members of the local boating community refused to let coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns interfere with their weekend fun. At least a hundred boats dropped anchor today near a…
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March 22, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Island beaches ‘closed’ but still accessible

Island beaches ‘closed’ but still accessible

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Manatee County’s public beaches on Anna Maria Island are closed until further notice as of Friday, March 20. The beach closures are a precautionary measure being taken beca…
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March 18, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

First coronavirus death in Manatee County reported

Updated Monday, March 23 | There are 1,227 reported positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Florida and 18 reported deaths, according to the Florida Department of Health’s COVID-19 Data and S…
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July 3, 2019
By Cindy Lane

Ugly Grouper worker carried Hepatitis A

Updated July 5 – HOLMES BEACH – The Manatee County Health Department has identified a case of Hepatitis A in a food service worker in Holmes Beach. Following laboratory confirmation on July 1, the…
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