Among the local deaths, 400 victims or 36.8% have been residents or employees of long-term care facilities, the sixth-highest total in the state, according to the department’s records.
Five local facilities have been linked to at least 20 deaths: Highlands Lake Center, 31; Valencia Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center, 28; Winter Haven Health and Rehabilitation, 27; Oak Haven Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 21; and Consulate Health Care of Winter Haven, 20.
The Department of Health listed 24 Polk facilities with at least one current infection among residents or employees, led by Wedgewood Healthcare Center in Lakeland with 12 cases among residents.
New COVID-19 cases in Polk
The state reported another 229 confirmed infections for Polk residents based on tests processed Tuesday. That raised the cumulative figure to 55,058, with all but 383 listed as Florida residents.
The Curry County Cultural Coalition, in a special grant cycle for 2021, awarded grants totaling $7,500 to 14 organizations whose projects most closely fit the goals and guidelines for the Oregon Cultural Trust and the CCCC. The purpose of the awards is to increase public participation in Oregon culture. An additional focus for the special grant cycle was to assist organizations with COVID-19, such as retooling to adapt the delivery of programs to conform with physical distancing and other public health and safety mandates. Eligible expenses included computer hardware and software, cameras, training, facility retrofitting and sanitizing, personal protective equipment and more.
The recipients for special grant projects to be completed in 2021 are:
After working in the debt collection field of finance, José Rodríguez realized he could no longer be a part of taking things away from people. So he went to seminary, became an Episcopal priest and now helps underserved communities in east Orange County, earning him the nickname "father of the diaspora" and a place among the six Central Floridian of the Year finalists.
Community leaders lobby against police cuts as San Diego grapples with worsening deficit [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
Residents and community leaders from across San Diego lobbied city officials Wednesday not to cut Police Department funding, despite new projections showing the city’s budget deficit is worse than expected.
The new projections show the tourism-reliant city is facing an $85.4 million deficit during the current fiscal year that ends June 30. That’s on top of a $154 million deficit projected for the new fiscal year.
Mayor Todd Gloria says he is exploring possible mid-year emergency budget cuts to close the $85.4 million gap. But he said he is not proposing cuts immediately, primarily because the city may receive significant federal and state COVID-19 relief money.
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