Seven months after hurricanes Ian and Nicole battered Volusia County, a handful of residents are a step closer to preventing their homes from flooding when the next storm hits.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – According to the Florida Department of Emergency Management, only about 35% of staff in long-term care facilities in Florida has chosen to get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “The state of Florida is focused on ensuring staff and residents of long-term care facilities have access to the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible. Explaining the concernsThe data, however, is concerning for families of loved ones in Florida’s long-term care facilities. Carmen Vasey’s 89-year-old father spent three days in a hospital after getting COVID-19 in his long-term care facility in Kissimmee. She’s also concerned about the lower amount of health care workers in long-term care facilities wanting the vaccine.

(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)ORLANDO, Fla. – Five hundred seniors received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at an Orlando church Sunday. State representatives Geraldine Thompson and Travaris McCurdy teamed up with the Florida Department of Emergency Management to hold the event. Ad[READ YESTERDAY’S REPORT: Florida reports 14,000 new COVID-19 cases as state deals with new variant of virus]Below is a breakdown of Florida COVID-19 data reported by the state on Jan. 31CasesThe Florida Department of Health reported 7,695 new cases on Sunday bringing the state’s overall total to 1,721,377 cases since the coronavirus pandemic began in March. HospitalizationsAs of Sunday afternoon, there were currently 6,101 people with the virus hospitalized in Florida, according to the state Agency for Health Care Administration. VaccinationsThe Florida Department of Health recently began releasing a daily report on COVID-19 vaccines administered throughout the state.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. A Statlab mobile coronavirus testing lab will be in two cities in Seminole County this week. The mobile lab is sent to hot spots in the state can perform 500 COVID-19 tests a day. The sites for the mobile testing will be at Sanford Middle School from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and at Winter Springs Senior from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 10. The Florida Department of Health reports 64,904 of people tested positive for coronavirus in Florida. The DOH said 535 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Seminole County.