Immokalee and other towns across Florida are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Immokalee, FL community.
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Florida COVID-19 Cases
Florida Total Coronavirus Cases: 7,601,589
Florida New Coronavirus Deaths:
Florida Total Coronavirus Deaths: 88,695
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for Immokalee
Coronavirus Florida: Immokalee could remain COVID-19 hotspot this fall - For The Win
Immokalee’s case volume for COVID-19 stood at 611 cases on June 1 and mushroomed to 1,681 cases by early July, a 175% increase, according to the state Department of Health. More info »
USA Today - 09/13/2020 12:00pmCoronavirus Florida: Immokalee sees spike in COVID-19 cases - Naples Daily News
The novel coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Immokalee and raising concerns of potential outfall to farmworkers as the backbone of the agricultural industry in Southwest Florida. The number of ... More info »
Naples Daily News - 05/27/2020 12:00pmFlorida’s Coronavirus Spike is Ravaging Migrant Farmworkers
The coronavirus is moving through Florida’s agricultural communities just as laborers began to migrate north for the harvest. By Patricia Mazzei IMMOKALEE, Fla. — Inside her tidy house, a ... More info »
The New York Times - 06/17/2020 12:00pmFlorida migrant towns become coronavirus hot spots in US
IMMOKALEE, Fla. — When much of the world was staying at home to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, Elbin Sales Perez continued to rise at 4:30 a.m. to report to his landscaping job in a ... More info »
Fox Business - 06/12/2020 03:53amCoronavirus Florida: Immokalee could remain COVID-19 hotspot this fall - Naples Daily News
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is calling on state authorities to ramp up fighting COVID-19 so Immokalee doesn’t remain an infection hotspot when the population soon doubles. Roughly 15,000 ... More info »
Naples Daily News - 09/13/2020 12:00pm