The World Health Organization made an announcement Feb. 11 that the official name for the illness caused by the new coronavirus (previously known as 2019 Novel Coronavirus or 2019-nCoV) is now COVID-19.
The Florida Department of Health (Department) is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to closely monitor the current outbreak of COVID-19 and is actively working to ensure that the most up-to-date CDC guidance is quickly and accurately disseminated to local partners.
For the best available information regarding COVID-19, please visit: https://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/respiratory-illness/COVID-19/index.html
- Health Care Provider COVID-19 Notifications
https://www.flhealthsource.gov/covid19 - CDC–COVID-19
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/ - CDC–Symptoms and Diagnosis
https://www.cdc.gov/covid/signs-symptoms/ - CDC–Situation Summary
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/summary.html - WHO–COVID-19
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
