During the weekend, Monroe County added 40 new cases COVID-19 cases, according the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County, bringing the total number of cases in the Florida Keys to 6,842.
The increase includes 18 new cases in Key West, seven in Key Largo, five in Tavernier, four non-residents, three in Marathon, two in Islamorada and one new case in Key Colony Beach.
Key West has reported 3,200 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic in March 2020. Key Largo has reported 1,039 cases, Marathon 780, Tavernier 518 and Islamorada 240.
There have been 169 cases reported in Summerland Key and 149 in Big Pine Key, while Cudjoe Key has reported 71 cases, Stock Island 64, Key Colony Beach 45, Sugarloaf Key 38, Little Torch Key 28, Long Key 26 and Ramrod Key 20.
After roughly 10 years of debate and permitting, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District and Oxitec announced Friday that the release of genetically modified mosquitoes will begin as early as next week.
Project managers anticipate that, during the last week of April and first week of May, release boxes, non-release boxes and netted quality control boxes will be placed in six locations: two on Cudjoe Key, one on Ramrod Key and three on Vaca Key in Marathon, according to Oxitec spokeswoman Meredith Fensom.
Locations were selected based on confirmed presence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, sufficient space to place a network of mosquito traps around the release sites and sufficient distance from sewage treatment plants, as specified by the Environmental Protection Agency permit, Nathan Rose, head of regulatory affairs for Oxitec, told The Key West Citizen on Friday.
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A relatively light Marathon City Council agenda opened Tuesday evening with a detailed pitch by Fishermenâs Community Hospital spokespeople for a continuation of the cityâs support for the Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU) to help pay for the rebuild of Fishermenâs Hospital and led to discussions on several additional local topics.
At last monthâs council meeting, commissioners shared concerns regarding the city obtaining financial documents from Baptist Health South Florida before the May 1 deadline for the city to review and decide whether to vote to opt-in or opt-out of the MTSU. Those documents have now been received and reviewed.
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