COVID-19

Some 2,188 cases of COVID-19 have been reported among faculty and students in Duval County Public Schools in just two weeks. Fueled by the omicron variant, that's nearly half the cases reported for the entire 2021-2022 school year.

Jacksonville’s monoclonal antibody treatment clinic at the Joseph Lee Center on the Northside also will be open Monday.

The Center for COVID Control has come under scrutiny around the country. The company has a site in downtown Jacksonville.

The city is seeking federal reimbursement from FEMA to operate the COVID testing sites.

The city will chip in another $2.5 million for city-run sites offering COVID-19 testing such as the popular drive-up location in Neptune Beach.

Rising cases also have not prompted more people to get vaccinated, according to data from the Florida Department of Health.

Thousands of kids in Florida are testing positive for the coronavirus. Doctors say hospitals are seeing about as many patients as they did during the delta surge.

Hospitals across the Jacksonville area report rising caseloads as the omicron variant spreads. Some are treating three times as many inpatients as just a few weeks ago.

Almost a hundred Duval school staff reported having COVID this week. Forty-six new cases were reported on Friday alone, the highest number on a single day since the start of the school year.

Florida Education Association president Andrew Spar says a "massive exodus" of teachers is contributing to the shortage.