Florida Department of Health

The agency confirms a ransomware attack occurred with the Vital Statistics System, which is used to process birth and death certificates ─ and holds patient information.

The data Monday showed 2,972 reported deaths related to COVID-19, up from 2,740 in early June.

A Manatee County woman with no training in mental health services pretended to be a licensed social worker during online therapy sessions with Brightside Health patients.

Hillsborough health officials offered up to five free boxes to people who stopped by tables set up outside their downtown Tampa office’s entrance.

The 21-day infectious period at Manatee Bay Elementary in Weston ended last week. The district says the health department provided guidance during that period.

State officials say there is no outbreak in the region. The cases were made public days after the Florida Department of Health reported its 10th case since mid-February.

The highly contagious disease was reported by someone 20 to 24 years old in Polk. It's unknown if it's connected to a school outbreak in Broward, where a case involving a child under 5 was confirmed.

In the wake of six measles cases at a Broward school, Florida's surgeon general writes that the Department of Health “is deferring to parents or guardians to make decisions about school attendance” without urging the need for MMR vaccinations.

So far, it’s not known whether the students who acquired the highly contagious virus at Manatee Bay Elementary were immunized with the two-dose MMR vaccine.

The health department is looking into five cases of the highly contagious disease at Manatee Bay Elementary in Weston and hoping to identify contacts at risk of transmission.

The CDC shows a continued drop in flu hospitalizations, but other indicators were up — including states with high or very high levels for respiratory illnesses. Florida numbers are trending down.

According to state data, 334 deaths have already been recorded this month. In 2023, 8,403 COVID deaths were recorded in Florida.