Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County

The Tampa Bay region has 352 confirmed cases across Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, and Hillsborough counties. Hillsborough continues to lead the state with 310 cases.

Maurice Kurtz tells CIDRAP News he woke up with a 101-degree fever and "ached so much." After tests for flu and COVID came back negative, he went to an urgent care clinic for a dengue test.

Pinellas County officials say getting rid of empty tires could eliminate breeding sites for mosquitoes — so they're waiving collection fees through Oct. 30.

Health officials say a change in how monkeypox vaccines are administered should free up more doses. And though anyone can get sick with the virus, they stress infection in kids in rare.

Though vaccination rates among Black Floridians still lag behind whites and Hispanics, recent data shows they are improving.

Organizers say the summit is the first step in a long road to recovering from the pandemic's effects on mental wellness. It follows a recent town hall focused on mental health and vaccine hesitancy.