Leon County COVID-19 Community Update for March 15
Leon County FL Government sent this bulletin at 03/15/2021 05:00 PM EDT
March 15, 2021
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread globally, Leon County Emergency Management is committed to actively monitoring the disease and coordinating preparedness and response efforts with local health officials, healthcare providers, first responders and other critical emergency response functions.
The following update provides a timely, accurate and vetted source of official County and community information.
Governor DeSantis signed Executive Order 21-62 expanding eligibility requirements for the COVID-19 vaccine across the state of Florida.
- Persons 60 years of age and older;
- Long-term care facility residents and staff;
- Health care personnel with direct patient contact;
- K-12 school employees 50 years of age and older;
- Sworn law enforcement officers 50 years of age and older;
- Firefighters 50 years of age and older.
In addition to hospital providers, physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and pharmacists may vaccinate persons determined by a physician to be extremely vulnerable to COVID-19. Click here for Physician's Form.
Seniors who are homebound can sign up to have the vaccine delivered directly to them by emailing HomeBoundVaccine@em.myflorida.com
Significant Changes Since Last Update
- The Internal Revenue Service announced that the third round of Economic Impact Payments has begun reaching Americans. Following approval of the American Rescue Plan Act, the first batch of payments will be sent by direct deposit this week. Additional batches of payments will be sent in the coming weeks by direct deposit. More information at IRS.gov .
- CVS is offering COVID-19 vaccinations in Leon County by appointment only for eligible individuals. This includes teachers K-12, daycare, preschool and staff workers of all ages as well as those listed in the Governor's Executive Order 21-62. Registration is open at CVS.com
- Florida State University is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible individuals by appointment only at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Exhibition Hall. The vaccine will be distributed in accordance with guidelines provide by the Governor's Executive Order. Individuals who meet the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) definition of “extremely vulnerable” will be eligible to register for vaccination appointments through the University. Vaccines are also available to individuals who are age 65+, health care personnel, K-12 school employees, sworn law enforcement officers age 50+, and firefighters age 50+. Registration is open at: https://vaccine.fsu.edu/
- Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is currently scheduling appointments for eligible individuals to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Individuals 60 and older can schedule an appointment online or by calling 850-431-3017 and leaving a message. Registration is open at: https://www.clockwisemd.com/hospitals/6538/visits/new
- FAMU Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center (1800 Wahnish Way) site offers walk-up vaccinations to eligible individuals from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m seven days a week. Operations now include an advanced practice registered nurse, and individuals deemed medically vulnerable may be vaccinated with a filled out Physician's Form. Individuals should bring a valid photo ID. Preregistration encouraged, but not necessary. Those seeking to be vaccinated can pre-register online at https://commvax.patientportalfl.com.
- The Florida Department of Health in Leon County is offering COVID-19 vaccines to eligible individuals with pre-registration open at https://myvaccine.fl.gov/. Those without internet access can pre-register by calling 866-200-3856. For those requiring TTY access, the phone number is 833-476-1455. For more information call 833-540-2054 or visit leon.floridahealth.gov.
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Select Publix, Walmart, and Sam's Club stores in Leon County are offering COVID-19 vaccinations eligible individuals. Appointments are required at each location and can be made on the following websites:
- Walmart: http://www.walmart.com/COVIDvaccine
- Sam's Club: http://www.samsclub.com/covid
- Publix: visit https://www.publix.com/covid-vaccine/florida
- Community partners offer to transport seniors to COVID-19 vaccination clinics via Lyft Ride Program. 2-1-1 in partnership with The United Way, 2-1-1 Big Bend and Lyft is offering transportation to COVID-19 vaccine sites through the Lyft Ride United Program. The project provides safe and reliable door to door rides to COVID-19 vaccine appointments at walk-up COVID-19 vaccination sites. Rides can be set up by calling 850-617-6325 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
- Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare continues its series “State of COVID-19- A Community Update” at noon on Friday, March 26. This virtual event collectively brings together local community health professionals for an open conversation about COVID-19. The discussion begins at noon via Zoom and is streamed live on Facebook. Register and submit questions at TMH.ORG/CovidTalk.
- Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality (OEV) distributes cloth face coverings to businesses. Face coverings are available at the Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality (315 S. Calhoun Street, Suite 110, Tallahassee, FL, 32301) Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A business with one location is eligible for up to 100 face coverings. Local businesses with multiple locations are eligible for up to 200 face coverings. For FAQs regarding the distribution of masks to businesses, click here.
- County offering free face coverings for pickup at all Libraries. Leon County continues to make free face coverings available for pickup at all County library locations during regular hours. Through the library program and with OEV, the County has distributed over 475,000 masks to citizens. Five face masks per individual will be allowed to ensure adequate supply to meet demand. For locations and hours click here.
Leon County's COVID-19 Health Metrics
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- Weekly Documented New Cases
253 DECREASING (from 335 cases)
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- Weekly Percent of Positive Cases
2.77% DECREASING (from 3.52%)
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- Weekly Emergency Room Visits with Influenza-like Illness
26 INCREASING (from 21 visits)
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- Weekly Emergency Room Visits with COVID-like Illness
30 DECREASING (from 39 visits)
COVID-19 by the Numbers. Global cases of COVID-19 now exceed 120 million. According to the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) there are or have been 28,926 positive cases of COVID-19 in Leon County. In Florida, there are or have been 1,943,135 positive cases of COVID-19, and 32,348 COVID-19-related deaths. These numbers are updated regularly by FDOH; visit the dashboard for more detailed information, here. Local testing date includes public and private tests performed in Leon County, including Antigen tests.
Click below to access more COVID-19 information:
As you may have noticed, we are no longer including the entire community update in this message. Instead, we have organized all of the information from previous community updates in a COVID-19 Information Portal. Below you will find the content available on the portal.
Continue to follow www.LeonCountyFL.gov/eip for any local updates or changes to services.
850.606.5300 | cmr@LeonCountyFL.gov | www.LeonCountyFL.gov
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