New Coronavirus: COVID-19

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: http://www.floridahealth.gov/COVID-19

• Health Care Provider COVID-19 Notifications
  https://www.flhealthsource.gov/covid19
• CDC–COVID-19
  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/index.html
• CDC–Symptoms and Diagnosis
  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/about/symptoms.html
• CDC–Situation Summary
  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
• WHO–COVID-19
  https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019