Documenting COVID-19
Last Update: February 9, 2021
24 Available Record Sets
Daytona Beach Police Department COVID-19 drone emails and response
Date Updated: February 9, 2021
Date Added: February 9, 2021
Daytona Beach, FL
Principal Subject: Daytona Beach Sergeant Tim Ehrenkaufer and Former Police Chief Craig Capri
This material includes emails and underlying attachments sent to, from or copied to Daytona Beach Sergeant Tim Ehrenkaufer and Former Police Chief Craig Capri, regarding the use of drones during COVID-19.
Date Range: April 1 ot August 26, 2020
Format Details: .pdf (26.4MB, 753 pages)
Duval County Health Department COVID-19 emails and Trump convention response
Date Updated: December 29, 2020
Date Added: December 29, 2020
Duval, FL
Principal Subject: Dr. Pauline Rolle, Interim Director for the Florida Department of Health in Duval County
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Dr. Pauline Rolle, Interim Director for the Florida Department of Health in Duval County regarding local response to COVID-19 and the Trump convention.
Date Range: June 1 to July 24, 2020
Format Details: .pdf (51MB)
Miami-Dade health department COVID-19 emails and response
Date Updated: December 29, 2020
Date Added: December 29, 2020
Miami-Dade, FL
Principal Subject: Dr. Yesenia Diaz Villalta, administrator for the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Dr. Yesenia Diaz Villalta, administrator for the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County regarding local response to COVID-19.
Date Range: June 1 to June 20, 2020
Format Details: .pdf (52.7MB)
Martin County Health Department COVID-19 emails and response
Date Updated: December 29, 2020
Date Added: December 29, 2020
Martin, FL
Principal Subject: Martin County Interim Health Officer Carolann Wegener-Vitani
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Martin County Interim Health Officer Carolann Wegener-Vitani regarding local response to COVID-19.
Date Range: June 1 to June 17, 2020
Format Details: .pdf (66.1MB)
Desoto County Health Department COVID-19 emails and response
Date Updated: December 29, 2020
Date Added: December 29, 2020
Desoto, FL
Principal Subject: Mary Kay Burns, Administrator of Desoto and Highlands County Health Departments
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Mary Kay Burns, Administrator of Desoto and Highlands County Health Departments regarding local response to COVID-19.
Date Range: June 1 to June 17, 2020
Format Details: .pdf (68.5MB)
Levy Health Department COVID-19 emails and migrant farm response
Date Updated: December 28, 2020
Date Added: December 28, 2020
Levy, FL
Principal Subject: Barbara Locke, Administrator for the Florida Department of Health in Dixie, Gilchrist and Levy Counties
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Administrator for the Florida Department of Health in Dixie, Gilchrist and Levy Counties Barbara Locke regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.
Date Range: May 1 to June 29, 2020
Format Details: .pdf (63.6MB)
University of Central Florida COVID-19 emails and response
Date Updated: November 11, 2020
Date Added: August 28, 2020
Orange County, FL
Principal Subject: Maribeth Ehasz, vice president of Student Development and Enrollment Services
This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Maribeth Ehasz, vice president of Student Development and Enrollment Services, regarding Covid-19 response, including fall reopening plans for the University of Central Florida.
Date Range: June 17, 2020, to July 29, 2020
Format Details: PDF, 1,600 pages
Orange County Medical Examiner's Office COVID-19 deaths
Date Updated: October 12, 2020
Date Added: October 12, 2020
Orange County, FL
Principal Subject: Chief Medical Examiner Joshua D. Stephany
This material includes the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office response to a Florida Freedom of Information Act request for case records dating January 1 to June 19, 2020. Information sought in the request, filed by Matt Kiefer, includes details such as: date of death, race, ethnicity, age, gender, location; cause(s) of death.
Date Range: January 1 to June 19, 2020
Collier County Medical Examiner COVID-19 deaths
Date Updated: October 8, 2020
Date Added: October 8, 2020
Collier County, FL
Principal Subject: Chief Medical Examiner Marta Coburn
This material includes the Collier County Medical Examiner response to a Freedom of Information Act request for case records dating January 1 to July 29, 2020. Information sought in the request, filed by Matt Kiefer, includes details such as: date of death, race, ethnicity, age, gender, location; cause(s) of death.
Date Range: January 1 to July 29, 2020
Format Details: zipped file of a .csv spreadsheet
Alachua County COVID-19 emails and migrant farm response
Date Updated: September 25, 2020
Date Added: August 11, 2020
Alachua, FL
Principal Subject: Alachua County Manager Michele Lieberman
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Alachua County Manager Michele Lieberman regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.
Date Range: April 25 to June 20, 2020
Format Details: .pst including attachments (377MB)
Miami Dade County & McKinsey Covid-19 response and emails
Date Updated: July 29, 2020
Date Added: July 29, 2020
Miami Dade, FL
Principal Subject: Miami Dade County & McKinsey & Company
This document set includes emails from Miami Dade County's Office of the Mayor including correspondence on McKinsey & Company. The records were obtained by Ian MacDougall for ProPublica.
Date Range: April 23, 2020 to May 6, 2020
Format Details: .pst including attachments (78MB)
Miami-Dade County and McKinsey COVID-19 Emergency Consulting Agreement
Date Updated: July 29, 2020
Date Added: July 29, 2020
Miami-Dade County, FL
Highlighted Documents: Page 1 of the Emergency Consulting Agreement
Principal Subject: McKinsey & Company; Miami-Dade County
This document set is an emergency consulting agreement between McKinsey & Company & Miami Dade County.
Date Range: April 30, 2020
Format Details: .pdf (2.8MB, 19 pages)
Port Canaveral COVID-19 emails and response
Date Updated: July 13, 2020
Date Added: July 13, 2020
Cape Canaveral, FL
Principal Subject: John W. Murray, Port Canaveral director and CEO
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to John W. Murray, Port Canaveral director and CEO, regarding local response to COVID-19.
Date Range: March 1 to May 13, 2020
Format Details: .zip of individual .msg files (17 MB)
Martin County government COVID-19 emails and response
Date Updated: July 13, 2020
Date Added: July 9, 2020
Martin County, FL
Principal Subject: Martin County Administrator Taryn Kryzda
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Martin County Administrator Taryn Kryzda and/or Executive Aide Teri Pryor regarding local response to COVID-19.
Date Range: April 1 to June 20, 2020
Format Details: .pdf (1,297 pages, 389.2 MB, duplicative material)
Hendry County government COVID-19 emails and response
Date Updated: July 13, 2020
Date Added: June 23, 2020
Hendry County, FL
Principal Subject: Hendry County Administrator Jennifer Davis
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Hendry County Administrator Jennifer Davis, regarding local response to COVID-19.
Date Range: May 25 to June 19, 2020
Format Details: .zip with attachments (276.6 MB)
Hendry County Emergency Management & Community Development COVID-19 emails and responses
Date Updated: July 12, 2020
Date Added: July 9, 2020
Hendry County, FL
Principal Subject: Emergency Management Director Richard Lehmkuhl and Planning & Community Development Director Margaret Emblidge
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Hendry Emergency Management Director Richard Lehmkuhl and/or Planning & Community Development Director Margaret Emblidge regarding local information and response to Covid-19.
Date Range: May 25 to June 25, 2020
Format Details: .zip (330 MB)
Palm Beach County Commission COVID-19 emails and migrant farm response
Date Updated: July 12, 2020
Date Added: July 10, 2020
Palm Beach County, FL
Principal Subject: Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.
Date Range: April 15 to June 24, 2020
Palm Beach County government COVID-19 emails and migrant farm response
Date Updated: July 12, 2020
Date Added: July 10, 2020
Florida, FL
Principal Subject: Palm Beach County Administrator Verdenia Baker
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Palm Beach County Administrator Verdenia Baker regarding local information and response to Covid-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.
Date Range: April 26 to June 22, 2020
Format Details: .zip including attachments (240 MB)
Florida governor's office COVID-19 emails and response
Date Updated: July 12, 2020
Date Added: July 13, 2020
FL
Principal Subject: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis regarding the state's response to COVID-19, including budgets, early case tracking and press releases.
Date Range: January 1 to April 27, 2020
Format Details: .pdf without attachments (1,202 pages, 39 MB, duplicative material)
Desoto County government COVID-19 emails and response
Date Updated: July 12, 2020
Date Added: June 23, 2020
Desoto, FL
Principal Subject: Desoto County Administrator Mandy Hines
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Desoto County Administrator Mandy Hines, regarding local response to COVID-19.
Date Range: June 1 to June 20, 2020
Format Details: .zip with attachments (203.3 MB)
Palm Beach County government COVID-19 emails and response
Date Updated: July 12, 2020
Date Added: July 13, 2020
Palm Beach County, FL
Principal Subject: Palm Beach County Administrator Verdenia Baker
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Palm Beach County Administrator Verdenia Baker regarding local response to COVID-19.
Date Range: April 23 to May 12, 2020
Format Details: .pst including attachments (498 MB, duplicative mateiral)
Monroe County COVID-19 emails and response
Date Updated: July 12, 2020
Date Added: July 13, 2020
Monroe County, FL
Principal Subject: Monore County Mayor Heather Carruthers
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Monroe County Mayor Heather Carruthers regarding local response to COVID-19.
Date Range: March 15 to May 8, 2020
Format Details: .pst including attachments (994 MB, duplicative material)
Lake Worth Beach COVID-19 emails and response
Date Updated: July 12, 2020
Date Added: July 9, 2020
Lake Worth Beach, FL
Principal Subject: Lake Beach Mayor Pam Triolo & City Manager Michael Bornstein
These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Lake Beach Mayor Pam Triolo and/or City Manager Michael Bornstein regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.
Date Range: May 1 to June 30, 2020
Format Details: .zip with attachments (117.8 MB)
St. Johns County, Florida, emails and COVID-19 response
Date Updated: July 11, 2020
Date Added: July 13, 2020
St. Johns County, FL
Principal Subject: Conrad S. Hunter, St. Johns County administrator
Format Details: .eml with .docx, .xslx and .pdf attachments (zip download, duplicative material)
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