CD Davidson-Hiers

For a year, I covered two breaking news beats: K-12 education and state virus data. People were dying in both.

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Leon County School Board members advocated for an internal campaign promoting COVID-19 vaccines and possible incentives.

Leon County's two-week positivity rate is roughly 3.7%.

The two-week positivity rate has increased slightly to 3.8%.

Leon County gathered virtually to mourn the more than 300 locals who have died because of the COVID-19 virus in the past year.

Public charter school Tallahassee Classical announced it will split with Leon County Schools over requiring COVID-19 face masks.

Local faith, public, education and health officials will attend a virtual meeting honoring the hundreds of locals who have died because of COVID-19.

Florida A&M University is no longer administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the Lawson Center until further notice, the university said Tuesday morning.

Superintendent Rocky Hanna confirmed the announcement via an online video posted to social media that ceremonies will begin Monday, June 7 at the Gene Cox Stadium off Paul Russell Road.

The Florida Department of Health removed on Tuesday three previously reported deaths of Leon County residents

Local K-12 education officials are encouraging employees and students who are eligible to be vaccinated.

Only 28 more people had confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the Florida Department of Health reported.

Three educators joining the CSC will add to the two other employees from the district who serve in separate local governmental roles.

Local healthcare officials announced the clinic during Friday's last COVID-19 roundtable discussion sponsored by TMH and the Village Square.

More than 42,000 Leon County residents have been vaccinated by Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

Tallahassee Filipino restaurant Real Sarap co-owner Eric Egina said Wednesday that he felt warmed by the local response.

The Democrat will now be presenting daily local COVID-related numbers in an easy-to-read bullet point format.

The 32304 ZIP code continues to report the highest number of confirmed cases, though state data does not illustrate the death toll in local ZIP codes.

The county's two-week positivity rate stands at roughly 2.5%, according to state data.