Record-Breaking Numbers

Putnam notches more than 500 COVID cases in a week

  • Holding a mask in his hand, Melrose Community Center Executive Director Bruce Waite stands outside the center to direct people to receive the COVID vaccine.
    Holding a mask in his hand, Melrose Community Center Executive Director Bruce Waite stands outside the center to direct people to receive the COVID vaccine.
  • Chris Westmoreland, who works for the Florida Department of Health in Putnam County, stands outside the Melrose Community Center on Friday where he helped residents register for the COVID-19 vaccine.
    Chris Westmoreland, who works for the Florida Department of Health in Putnam County, stands outside the Melrose Community Center on Friday where he helped residents register for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Putnam County COVID-19 case averages hit an all-time high Friday as one health official cleared up misinformation and rumors surrounding virus vaccines. According to a Florida Department of Health…

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