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On Friday, a member of the Lake City Police Department tested positive for covid-19. The officer is currently in isolation at home and is in good condition.

On Friday, a member of the Lake City Police Department tested positive for covid-19. The officer is currently in isolation at home and is in good condition.

LCPD officer tests positive for covid-19

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, April 4, 2020
On Friday, a member of the Lake City Police Department tested positive for covid-19. The officer is currently in isolation at home and is in good condition. The officer had not exhibited symptoms and received a voluntary test as a precaution, as have many other first responders.
Columbia County received notice of five new confirmed COVID-19 cases, raising the total to nine confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Columbia County received notice of five new confirmed COVID-19 cases, raising the total to nine confirmed COVID-19 cases.

10 confirmed covid-19 cases in Columbia County

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Columbia County received notice of one new confirmed covid-19 case Saturday evening, raising the total to ten confirmed covid-19 cases. The new individual ill with the virus is a 69-year-old female.
A Facebook post from the “Columbia County Department of Health” — the New York one — incited panic among local residents.

A Facebook post from the “Columbia County Department of Health” — the New York one — incited panic among local residents.

Coronavirus: For the record, we’re not in New York

CARL MCKINNEY
Friday, April 3, 2020
“What’s in a name?” It was a rhetorical question in Shakespeare’s case, but it turns out names actually do sometimes contain pretty important information. For example, compare “Columbia County, Fla.,” with “Columbia County, N.Y.
Stores will now allow no more than five customers for each 1,000 square feet at a given time

Stores will now allow no more than five customers for each 1,000 square feet at a given time

Coronavirus: Walmart to limit shoppers, reduce capacity by 80 percent

NEWS STAFF
Friday, April 3, 2020
Starting today, Walmart will limit the number of customers who can be in a store at once. Stores will now allow no more than five customers for each 1,000 square feet at a given time, roughly 20 percent of a store’s capacity.
All county employees 65 and up will be sent home through May 1 and the county will close the libraries, extension service office, central communications, tourist development office, information technology, economic development and the 911 addressing office through the same period, county officials announced Thursday afternoon.

All county employees 65 and up will be sent home through May 1 and the county will close the libraries, extension service office, central communications, tourist development office, information technology, economic development and the 911 addressing office through the same period, county officials announced Thursday afternoon.

Coronavirus: City, county workers 65 & up to be sent home

TONY BRITT
Friday, April 3, 2020
County and city employees 65 and over are being sent home in the wake of a statewide safer-at-home order.
On Thursday, the County Commission voted to amend the county charter to pave the way for remote meetings.

On Thursday, the County Commission voted to amend the county charter to pave the way for remote meetings.

Coronavirus: Go virtual at meetings, county told

CARL MCKINNEY
Friday, April 3, 2020
County business may have to go virtual during the Covid-19 crisis. On Thursday, the County Commission voted to amend the county charter to pave the way for remote meetings. Thursday’s meeting was streamed on the county’s website, but commissioners were physically present in the same room.