The suspect is in the Alachua County Jail and will be taken back to Sarasota County. The arrest occurred after five hours of negotiation on 1-75.
The three latest deaths are all tied to long-term care facilities.
Local health officials have confirmed Alachua County’s first death related to COVID-19.
Today, the first known cases among Publix stores in Alachua County were announced along with local nursing homes positives and statewide online school extensions.
Oak Hammock confirmed that six residents and six staff have tested positive
Reports come from the online community portal or the COVID-19 hotline at 311
Meal kits, a virtual Seder and care packages were funded with community support
Seven new cases were reported in Alachua County today
While data doesn’t currently show a significant increase, law enforcement anticipates a shift
People with April reservations are being offered full refunds
Thousands of masks have been donated.
Gainesville has a total of 88 cases
Florida’s stay-at-home order due to COVID-19 will go into effect Thursday at midnight. Florida has almost 7,000 cases of COVID-19.
UF fraternity and sorority members have also been directed to leave campus
The latest cases are all Florida residents
City and county officials collaborated to answer citizen's questions about the local effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic in a telephone town hall Thursday. The live tweets of the town hall by city commission reporter Grethel Aguila are as follows:
The grab-and-go lunches will be given out until March 27
The emergency meeting was conducted over Zoom
44 percent of the county’s cases are in their 20s
There is now community transmission occurring in the county
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