In Safety Harbor, âtownies versus the developersâ dominates city commission races
Safety Harbor and nine other small Pinellas municipalities will hold elections March 9.
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Candidate signs are seen along a street Friday, March 5, 2021 in Safety Harbor. It is one of 10 small Pinellas municipalities that will hold elections March 9, with four mayorâs offices and 19 council or commission seats on the ballots. [ CHRIS URSO | Times ]
By William March
Updated Mar. 6
The perennial political argument in Safety Harbor â development vs. preserving what everyone calls âsmall town charmâ â is again dominating city commission campaigns in this community of about 17,000, known as the cutest town around Tampa Bay.
COVID-19 cases in Pinellas up to 66,646 with 1,451 deaths
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If the trend continues, Pinellas County seems to on a track toward fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths this week. For the first six days, Feb. 22-27, Florida Department of Health reported 1,380 new cases, bringing the total to 66,571. Twenty-two more died due to the novel coronavirus, upping the death toll to 1,441.
Last week, Feb. 15-21, DOH reported 1,866 new cases and 57 deaths, 270 cases and 29 deaths more than the week before.
For the week of Feb. 8-14, Florida Department of Health reported 1,596 new cases and 28 deaths. From Feb. 1-7, DOH reported 2,014 new cases and 41 deaths.
The countyâs first two cases were confirmed on March 11, and the first death on March 23.
For the first five days this week, Feb. 22-26, Florida Department of Health reported 1,221 new COVID-19 cases in Pinellas County, bringing the total to 66,412. Twenty-one more died due to the novel coronavirus, upping the death toll to 1,440.
Last week, Feb. 15-21, DOH reported 1,866 new cases and 57 deaths, 270 cases and 29 deaths more than the week before.
For the week of Feb. 8-14, Florida Department of Health reported 1,596 new cases and 28 deaths. From Feb. 1-7, DOH reported 2,014 new cases and 41 deaths, which was a decrease over the week of Jan. 25-31, when 2,519 new cases and 52 deaths were reported.
The countyâs first two cases were confirmed on March 11, and the first death on March 23.
Thatâs 270 cases and 29 deaths more than the week before.
For the week of Feb. 8-14, Florida Department of Health reported 1,596 new cases and 28 deaths.
The numbers had been improving in recent weeks. From Feb. 1-7, DOH reported 2,014 new cases and 41 deaths, which was a decrease over the week of Jan. 25-31, when 2,519 new cases and 52 deaths were reported.
The countyâs first two cases were confirmed on March 11, and the first death on March 23.
Pinellas Countyâs website shows a graph of COVID-19 cases reported since March. Courtesy of PINELLAS COUNTY
Statewide, the cumulative number of cases increased to 1,872,923 with 30,595 deaths as of Feb. 21. According to Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems for Science and Engineering, as of 4:30 p.m. Feb. 22 in the United States, cases totaled 28.168 million with 499,902 deaths compared to nearly 28.12 million cases with 498,514 deaths at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 20. Globally, 111.63 million
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