With frigid temperatures in the forecast and experienced in Southwest Florida, Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota, Manatee and Hendry counties are opening shelters or providing warming locations. Meanwhile, a blizzard up north is causing hundreds of flights to be canceled across the state.
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The Florida Department of Health dashboard reports 66 measles cases in Collier County and one in Lee County from the beginning of the year until Feb. 14, which is the latest data they are making public. Statewide that number for the same period is 92.
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