Polk County recorded its fifth COVID-19 death Monday as the number of confirmed cases in the county rose to 180, three of them at nursing homes or other long-term care facilities. The count includes 48 people in Lakeland, up sharply from Sunday’s 34 cases. More
Lakeland Regional Health is gearing up to treat up to 1,000 COVID-19 in-patients a day when the virus reaches its peak in three to four weeks, a hospital official told the City Commission on Monday afternoon. More
George Jenkins High School senior Kimmy Gabriela has exciting news to share with Lakeland on the week she turns 18: She made the cut for the ‘American Idol’ Top 20. Continue reading to see a video of her performance from Sunday’s show. More
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Polk County rose to 157 on Sunday, up 15 from the previous day and nearly 3 1/2 times the number from the previous Sunday. Thirty-four of those cases were in Lakeland, up 3 from Saturday. The 33805 ZIP Code in north Lakeland — joins two other parts of Lakeland where five or more cases have been reported. More
The two ZIP codes in Lakeland with higher numbers of confirmed COVID-19 patients are 33810 in the Kathleen area and 33813 in the Lakeland Highlands, according to new data from the Florida Department of Health. More
Polk’s third confirmed COVID-19 death was reported Friday, as the number of verified cases in the county rose to 126, up 23 from the previous day. Twenty-seven of those cases were in Lakeland, up five from Thursday. More
Lakeland Parks & Recreation crews were busy today posting signs and fencing in the many public parks that were closed as part of the city’s efforts to promote social distancing as a way to prevent spread of the coronavirus. More
Polk’s second confirmed COVID-19 death was reported Thursday, as the number of verified cases in the county rose to 103, up 12 from the previous day. Twenty-two of those cases were in Lakeland, up one from Wednesday. More
People in Lakeland and the rest of Polk County aren’t going as far when they leave the house, now that the coronavirus has hit, but we’re still logging longer distances each day than most any other large county in the U.S. More
A 16-year-old car passenger died early Wednesday after the Honda Accord he was in veered into oncoming traffic on East Memorial Boulevard and was hit by a Jeep Compass three lanes away, according to the Lakeland Police Department. More
