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    Every move you make

    Published On: May 1, 2020By Akers Editorial3.3 min read

    How to benefit from intentional fitness. Story: Adita Yrizarry-Lang Are your workouts intentional? Are you receiving every benefit from every movement you do, either in the gym or during your [...]

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    AdventHealth announces new COVID-19 safeguards for facilities

    Published On: April 30, 2020By Akers Editorial2.5 min read

    AdventHealth plans sweeping changes to safeguard patients, visitors, team members and the greater community as the health-care system begins to reopen many of its services amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The [...]

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    Nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s to receive tablets for family chats

    Published On: April 29, 2020By Akers Editorial2.3 min read

    Nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Clermont and Lady Lake are among 150 in Florida set to receive tablets that will enable residents with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia to [...]

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    April 27 coronavirus numbers in Lake and Sumter counties

    Published On: April 27, 2020By Akers Editorial0.5 min read

    As of Monday afternoon, April 27, Lake County had 223 cases of coronavirus, while Sumter County had 173 cases, according to the Florida Department of Health’s COVID-19 Data and Surveillance [...]

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    National virtual run will raise donations for Feed America

    Published On: April 27, 2020By Akers Editorial1.3 min read

    An upcoming virtual run will attempt to be the “biggest run in history.” The Virtual Run to Feed America 5k is a free running event for charity that hopes to [...]

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    April 24 coronavirus numbers in Lake and Sumter counties

    Published On: April 24, 2020By Akers Editorial0.5 min read

    As of Friday morning, there were 217 cases of coronavirus in Lake County and 166 cases in Sumter County, according to the Florida Department of Health’s COVID-19 Data and Surveillance [...]

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    AdventHealth Waterman to begin COVID-19 drive-thru testing Saturday

    Published On: April 24, 2020By Akers Editorial6.8 min read

    Drive-thru sites opened up this week in Lake County for residents to be tested for COVID-19, and AdventHealth Waterman is the latest to join in by offering to test people [...]

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    Donations and thank-yous can help the team at UF Health Leesburg Hospital

    Published On: April 17, 2020By Akers Editorial1.1 min read

    Many people may be wondering how they can help health-care professionals and hospitals during the coronavirus outbreak. UF Health Leesburg Hospital has started a campaign called Hearts for Our Health-Care [...]

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    Quilters across Lake and Sumter are mass-producing face masks

    Published On: April 15, 2020By Akers Editorial5.1 min read

    Supplying people with face masks during the COVID-19 outbreak has been a patchwork process, so leave it to quilters to stitch together a project that helps the cause. From Lady [...]

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    Communities plan to ring ‘bells of thanks’ for frontline workers

    Published On: April 14, 2020By Akers Editorial0.9 min read

    The city of Eustis and municipal partners are encouraging people to show their support in a special way for workers who are serving tirelessly in the fight against COVID-19. Churches, [...]

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    Lake County Fire Rescue sterilizing N95 masks in new process

    Published On: April 14, 2020By Akers Editorial1.7 min read

    Lake County Fire Rescue will begin the process of sterilizing N95 masks for reuse among first responders in Lake County. In partnership with the Florida Department of Health, the Lake [...]

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    Hospital administrators address coronavirus issues in Q&A

    Published On: April 9, 2020By Akers Editorial5.9 min read

    The outbreak of coronavirus has demanded peak performances from medical professionals in Lake and Sumter counties—especially those working in hospitals. To find out how hospitals are coping with the pandemic, [...]

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    Groveland offering free pizza and Coke to residents during drive-thru event

    Published On: April 9, 2020By Akers Editorial1.7 min read

    Line up in your vehicles for free pizza and Coke when the city of Groveland hosts a Community Unity drive-thru event for residents from 4-6pm Friday, April 10, at Hope [...]

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    AdventHealth answers questions on surge plans, masks and more

    Published On: April 9, 2020By Akers Editorial4.4 min read

    AdventHealth provided an update this week on frequently asked questions regarding topics such as surge plans, personal protective equipment and masks, donations and more. The health-care system’s facilities include AdventHealth [...]

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    AdventHealth’s new treatment uses plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients

    Published On: April 8, 2020By Akers Editorial1.1 min read

    Patients with severe cases of COVID-19 may find help in an unlikely source: the blood plasma of patients who have recovered from the disease. Working with OneBlood, physicians at AdventHealth [...]

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