TR’s weekly report (February 1 – February 7) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s January 31th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending February 7th, shows decreases in new cases, hospitalizations, and the positivity rate. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of […]
During the first 31 days of 2021, property crime incidents have decreased and violent crime incidents have increased when compared to the first 31 days of 2020. The table below shows the change in incidents from January 1 – January 31 based on reports provided by the Tallahassee Police Department. Total incidents are down 13.0% […]
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida legislators and local education officials are trying to pinpoint what happened to nearly 90,000 “missing” public school students, as public school enrollment estimates have dropped amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A mid-school-year estimate by state economists projects that 87,811 fewer students have enrolled in public […]
TR’s weekly report (January 24– January 31) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s January 24th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending January 31th, shows decreases in new cases and the positivity rate. The 7-day average hospitalization numbers remained unchanged when compared to last […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 9.9% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 284 single-family home resales in December 2019 and 312 resales in December 2020. Last month there were 265 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in December 2020 increased […]
By Jim Saunders, Tom Urban The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Ray Rodrigues says the bill is about making sure workers have the final say about money they have earned. Critics say it is about “union busting.” But a Senate committee Wednesday approved a bill that could lead to a battle during the […]
TR’s weekly report (January 17 – January 24) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s January 17th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending January 24th, shows increases in new cases, hospitalizations, and the positivity rate. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of […]
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on air travel. The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows passenger traffic decreased 58.5% in December when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down from 78,462 during December 2019 to 32,524 this year. Last month passenger traffic was […]
The Leon County Vaccine Summary published by the Florida Department of Health is provided below. Notable: Approximately 72% of vaccines have been given to people over 65 years of age. Over the last two weeks, vaccine distribution has averaged 1,025 per day. Approximately 43% (17,651) of the over 65 Leon County population (41,000) have received […]
The latest employment information shows that Leon County lost 504 jobs in December. One year ago Leon County lost 1,163 jobs. The unemployment rate in December decreased to 5.2% from 5.3% in November. One year ago the December unemployment rate was 2.5%. The number of people working in December, 2020 is less when compared to […]