Pinellas Covid update: Cases spike sharply, may peak soon

The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners received its first Covid update of the new year Tuesday, spurred by the continued transmission of the highly-contagious Omicron variant throughout the region.

Dr. Ulyee Choe, Director of the Florida Department of Health (DOH) in Pinellas County, called the Omicron variant a “trickier bug” due to its contagiousness and ability to evade immune responses. While Omicron is more transmissible than previous variants, Choe said there is a little bit of good news in that it appears to be less severe.

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Another one bites the dust.

Ten St. Petersburg artists will lose their affordable studio spaces Jan. 22 when Venus, a combination art and community event space, closes its doors after just shy of three years.

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