The Shields Painting Difference: Perfection with Every Brush Stroke
Many painting companies in Florida rely on flashy marketing and big promises to try and attract new clients. But when it comes time to work, they fall short of their promises. This is often due to a lack of experience, qualified painters, and a drive to overachieve. At Shields Painting, we do things a little differently than other painting companies in Citrus County. We believe that a professional paint job should be as close to perfect as possible. Our goal is to leave you 100% satisfied, whether we're touching up an old residential paint job or performing a complex commercial project. It might sound simple, but we achieve that goal through honesty, hard work, beautiful results, and reasonable pricing.
As a family-owned and operated painting company in Sugarmill Woods, FL, we strive to provide personalized, professional, and friendly service. Shields Painting has been in business since 1968 for a good reason. Whenever possible, we go the extra mile to make sure our customers are happy. Unlike some of our competition, we want to know all about your house or business painting project: your vision, your preferences, your challenges, and your goals. When we understand your needs, we can present you with a fantastic final product - one that you're proud to show off to friends and neighbors.
At Shields Painting, we combine our extensive experience with time-tested, meticulous painting processes, resulting in the highest quality painting results around. As a painting contractor in Citrus County, we can take on a variety of residential, commercial, and industrial projects in Florida.
A few of our most popular painting services include:
- Interior Painting
- Exterior Painting
- Residential Painting
- Commercial Painting
- Cabinet Painting
- Ceiling Painting
- Fence Painting
- Sign Painting
- MUCH More!
Our commercial, industrial, and residential painting contractors take the proper steps to protect your property and belongings while we work. Our team will clean up after ourselves, so your property is left clean and free of debris when we're done. After all, we think there's only one way to do a job, and that's the right way.
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Your Go-To House Painting Company in Sugarmill Woods, FL
Your home is a haven of relaxation and solitude. It is uniquely you - a place where you can express who you are through style and design. Whether you need interior touch-ups for your crown molding or a new exterior coat of paint, hiring a reliable painting contractor is the best way to get quality results.
At Shields Painting, we know how important it is to have a home that highlights your tastes and personality. That's why we offer an extensive array of residential painting services in Citrus County. As tempting as it might be to try a DIY paint job, without the proper skills and experience, there is a good chance that the results will turn out less than satisfactory.
High-quality painting requires skill, experience, and patience. If you're a homeowner who needs residential painting services but doesn't have the time, patience, or skills to handle the job, look no further than Shields Painting. We offer accuracy, precision, and longevity with each paint job we perform. Our customers choose Shields Painting for their home because they receive:
- Free Quotes with Detailed Project Breakdowns
- Affordable Pricing
- Expert Painting Contractors
- High-Quality Paint Products
- Combo of Traditional and Modern Techniques
- Well-Maintained Tools
- Unmatched Craftsmanship
- Friendly, Personalized Service
- Good Old-Fashioned Hard Work!
The majority of our house painting services come in two forms: interior and exterior.
Interior Residential Painting
As an interior painting contractor with decades of experience, our expert technicians have developed an interior painting process that maximizes quality and emphasizes customer satisfaction. We understand that interior painting goes beyond aesthetics. It protects your ceilings and walls and helps you sustain a healthier place to live for your family. When only the finest craftsmanship will do inside your home, Shields Painting is here for you.
Our seasoned team of painting experts and craftsmen is dedicated to respecting your space and providing you with the look and feel you're craving inside your home. Whether you bought a new house and want to make it your own or need minor touch-ups but have no time, Shields Painting is ready to tackle the job, no matter how small or large.
Unlike some painting companies, our interior house painters take the time to get the details right, every time. For instance, color is only one aspect of your interior paint job. The paint sheen or finish is just as important. Certain finishes are better for living rooms and bedrooms than in kitchens and bathrooms. We'll help you find the right finish and paint colors for your home, so you don't have to worry about touch-ups or repainting.
Some of our most popular interior house painting services include:
- Ceiling Painting
- Popcorn Ceiling Removal
- Living Room Painting
- Bathroom Painting
- Basement Painting
- Color Consultations
- More

Cabinet Painting
Citrus County cabinet painting deserves its own section on this page because it requires more time, skill, and quality paint than most sections of your home. If your home's cabinets are built into its woodwork, replacing them can be obnoxiously expensive. Compared to the cost of installing new cabinets, painting your kitchen cabinets is much more affordable.
At Shields Painting, we specialize in transforming old cabinets into new, gorgeous features that are just as usable as they are beautiful. Each step of our cabinet painting process is meticulous and thorough. And we'll take care of the entire job, from cleaning, prep, and sanding to priming, painting, and reassembly. This unique service lets you enjoy a brand-new look in your kitchen without having to go into debt by replacing your cabinets.
Whether your cabinets are new, but you want to change their color or you'd like to transition wood cabinets to a painted finish, Shields Painting has the expertise and experience to give you a new look you'll love.

Exterior Residential Painting
Your home - it's a place that not only keeps your belongings safe. It protects your family and loved ones, too. It's one of your largest investments, and like anything else of value, it should be protected. However, Florida weather can take a toll on your home's structure and paint, lowering your home's value and even putting your family at risk.
While it's true that a beautiful exterior affects your house's value, it shouldn't take thousands of remodeling dollars to make a positive change to your home. There's a fine line between reasonable pricing and top-quality painting, and that sweet spot is what Shields Painting aims for. If you want to transform how your friends and neighbors see your home, never underestimate the power of a professional paint job.
Our exterior residential painting services are designed to boost curb appeal, give your home a fresh look, and help it stand up to Florida's unique weather. But we provide more than that. When you hire Shields Painting for your outdoor painting project, you will enjoy peace of mind in knowing that your home is in truly capable hands. Our goal is to exceed your expectations and help bring out the best in your property, whether you need to re-stain your deck or remove old, peeling paint from your siding.
If you're on the hunt for the very best exterior painting contractor in Sugarmill Woods, FL, look no further than Shields Painting.
Some of our most popular exterior house painting services include:
- Vinyl Siding Painting
- Deck Painting and Staining
- Stucco Exterior Painting
- Wood Exterior Painting
- Porch Painting and Staining
- Soffit Painting
- Fascia Painting
- Window Painting
- Front Door Painting
- Thorough Painting Prep
- More

The Premier Commercial Painting Company in Sugarmill Woods, FL
When it comes to first impressions, your businesses' appearance plays an important role. Your commercial property's paint job factors into its overall aesthetics. A great-looking, well-maintained paint job can mean the difference between a customer walking in your storefront and passing by. Conversely, an old, worn-out commercial paint job can send the wrong message to prospective customers. If you can't take the time to keep up your property's appearance, why would a customer spend their hard-earned money on your products?
The same goes for your businesses' interior paint. Would you want to do business with a company that has peeling paint or unsightly crown molding? At Shield's Painting, our goal is to create a beautiful environment that your customers and employees will love inside and out. When you work with our business painters, you can rest easy knowing we treat your business like it were our own. We always clean up after ourselves and know that operations cannot come to a halt just because we're painting. As such, we'll work with your busy schedule to ensure the job gets done right the first time without disrupting your day-to-day commitments.
With decades of commercial painting experience, we know the demands of a commercial painting project necessitate a disciplined and focused approach from the start. Our team of business painters is committed to delivering quality, on-time results on every project, every time - no excuses

We offer professional business painting services to a variety of building types, including:

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Industrial Painting
A high level of care and finesse are required to effectively paint an industrial property. At Shields Painting, we know that industrial paint jobs involve much more than aesthetics. That's why our industrial services are customized to your specifications, using industrial-grade materials that stand up to heavy-duty operations.
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Retail Store Painting
Our commercial painters apply effective, yet appealing interior and exterior paint that stand up to the daily rigors of busy retail environments.


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Small Business Painting
Do you own a restaurant franchise? Have a small "mom and pop" location that needs a fresh coat of paint? Shields Painting has the resources and reliability to efficiently get the job done the first time. That way, you can focus on serving your customers, not having your business repainted.
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Healthcare Location Painting
From walk-in clinics to long-term care facilities, Shields Painting is sensitive to your patients' needs. We know you must protect your patient's privacy while maintaining productivity. Our approach to healthcare location painting centers around your schedule to avoid disruptions in care.


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Apartment Complex Painting
Erase signs of wear and make your apartment complex or multi-family building a more desirable place to live with a stunning, professional paint job.
Florida's Most Trusted Painting Contractor
Shields Painting has been in the business since 1968. In a world where so much has changed, we are proud to uphold the ideals that make us successful: hard, honest work, getting the job done right, and excellent customer service. Providing you with trustworthy, quality work will always take priority over rushing through a project to serve the next customer. That is just not the way we choose to do business.
As professionals dedicated to perfection, we strive to provide a unique painting experience for every customer - one that focuses on their needs and desires instead of our own. Whether you need residential painting for your home or commercial painting for your business, we encourage you to reach out today to speak with our customer service team. Whether you have big ideas about a new paint project or need our expertise and guidance, we look forward to hearing from you soon.

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Land yachts to hit the road
MARGO WILSON For the Chroniclehttps://www.chronicleonline.com/lifestyle/community/land-yachts-to-hit-the-road/article_306f40cf-5082-5fab-96c1-2e7b3b7c69f6.html
She says it loud and she says it proud:“Second Annual King’s Bay Heron Hop Decorate Your Land Yacht Golf Cart Poker Run.”Susan Quenelle, program director with Friends of Citrus and the Nature Coast grief center and thrift shop, said about the phrase, “Everybody loves it when I let it roll off my tongue.”And she’s happy to let it roll.She wants everyone to know about the April 23 fundraiser for the nonprofit Homosassa-based grief center, which provides grief services to anyone wh...
She says it loud and she says it proud:
“Second Annual King’s Bay Heron Hop Decorate Your Land Yacht Golf Cart Poker Run.”
Susan Quenelle, program director with Friends of Citrus and the Nature Coast grief center and thrift shop, said about the phrase, “Everybody loves it when I let it roll off my tongue.”
And she’s happy to let it roll.
She wants everyone to know about the April 23 fundraiser for the nonprofit Homosassa-based grief center, which provides grief services to anyone who has experienced a loss. The organization is solely dependent on donations to its thrift shop, fundraisers, and grants, Quenelle said.
Herry the Heron is the group’s mascot and the fundraiser is named for him.
Quenelle said about 100 people entered last year’s event, and she expects more this year.
Part of the fun of the golf cart poker run will be the Best Decorated Golf Cart contest. The carts – or land yachts – are to be trimmed out in a nautical theme.
Quenelle said last year, some participants decked themselves out as Vikings in a Viking ship.
“People get really creative,” she said. “They use netting, crab pots, fish.”
Crystal River Mayor Joe Meek and Citrus County Judge Charles Helm will judge the decorated carts based on creativity and use of the nautical theme, Quenelle said.
All vehicles, including bicycles, motorcycles, scooters, and cars, are welcome to participate, according to Quenelle.
She said last year, some bicyclists honored the nautical theme by carrying little swimming noodles.
The event is confined to the King’s Bay area, Quenelle said, which is golf-cart friendly. Participants don’t need to cross Highway 19 or Fort Island Trail. People from outside the King’s Bay area can trailer in their golf carts.
The event starts with check-in and registration at 10:30 a.m. at the open lot at North Islamirada Way and West Fort Island Trail in Crystal River.
Before the participants take off at 11:30 a.m., there will be a blessing of the golf carts.
Then, participants will drive to stops at the Plantation Tiki Bar, Waterfront Social Grill &Tiki Bar, Lollygaggers Sports Pub & Grill, the Crab Plant, and Norton’s Riverside Sports Bar & Grill.
At each stop, participants will draw a poker card and have the chance to buy raffle and 50/50 tickets. Raffle items will include gift baskets and gift certificates.
The last golf cart must check into Norton’s by 4:30 p.m. Quenelle said there should be enough time for participants to have lunch or a drink at some of the sites before the final check-in.
At the final stop at Norton’s, the winner of the poker hand and of the best-decorated golf cart contest will be announced.
There will be a silent auction of gift baskets.
Quenelle said some of the auction items include a two-night stay at the Plantation on Crystal River, overnight stays at campgrounds, dinner at area restaurants, and wine and champagne.
Friends of Citrus and the Nature Coast could use more sponsors to donate between $150-$500, she said.
The entry fee is $20 per cart, with an additional $10 per passenger who wants an extra poker hand.
Registration is online at www.friendsofcitrus.org or by calling 352-249-1470.
Once the April 23 event is history, Quenelle and her group will focus on the Second Annual Old Homosassa Heron Hop Halloween Golf Cart Poker Run.
She said last year, the Homosassa Halloween event drew a bigger turnout than the spring event in King’s Bay in Crystal River.
“People really go all out for that one,” she said of the Halloween event. “Homosassa is quite the golf-cart community.”
Now, she said, “We’re hoping Crystal River will step up and we can have some friendly competition.”
New specialty license plate evokes Citrus County
Michael Bateshttps://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/new-specialty-license-plate-evokes-citrus-county/article_07ef0ebf-3279-5702-abba-9a3237dee6c4.html
The state’s newest specialty plate was not intentionally designed to depict Citrus County but it could be a scene right out of King’s Bay.The plate, now available at the Citrus County Tax Collector’s Office, will benefit the nonprofit Florida State Parks Foundation and embodies the kind of nature-based lifestyle people associate with Citrus.It features a tranquil scene of a kayaker plying through calm blue waters. On either side are native shrubbery and trees. A turtle looks on and a bird flies overhead. The s...
The state’s newest specialty plate was not intentionally designed to depict Citrus County but it could be a scene right out of King’s Bay.
The plate, now available at the Citrus County Tax Collector’s Office, will benefit the nonprofit Florida State Parks Foundation and embodies the kind of nature-based lifestyle people associate with Citrus.
It features a tranquil scene of a kayaker plying through calm blue waters. On either side are native shrubbery and trees. A turtle looks on and a bird flies overhead. The sun is reflected in the water.
“Explore Our State Parks” is printed on the bottom.
The only thing missing is a manatee. Instead, the scene features an alligator, the state reptile.
The plate embodies the Florida State Parks Foundation mission to preserve, protect, sustain and grow Florida State Parks.
This is the first specialty plate from the 2021 Legislative Session to meet all design, development, manufacturing, and presale requirements established to begin the distribution process.
Florida offers 142 different specialty license plates for various organizations in support of the causes they represent, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
The money raised goes directly to the organization.
Because the new plate is evocative of Citrus County, it may appeal to locals, said John Pricher, director of the Citrus County Visitors Bureau.
Also, Pricher said it will remind out-of-towners that they haven’t gone kayaking for a long time or experienced the beauty of nature, manatees and other such activities. Their research could direct them to Citrus County.
So in effect, it serves as an inexpensive marketing tool, Pricher said.
In fact, Pricher said he might consider buying one.
“Maybe I can be a billboard driving around,” he joked.
Here are the top 10 selling specialty plates in Florida (including number sold) according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles:
Endless Summer: 110,139
Helping Sea Turtles Survive: 98,123
University of Florida: 93,791
Florida State University: 70,621
Miami Heat: 60,363
Protect Wild Dolphins: 53,760
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 52,472
Save the Manatee: 49,919
Marine Corps: 49,408
Save Our Seas: 42,936
Michael D. Bates is a staff writer with the Citrus County Chronicle and can be reached at mbates@chronicleonline.com
County, Oak Village median flap comes to a head Tuesday
Michael Bateshttps://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/county-oak-village-median-flap-comes-to-a-head-tuesday/article_7c572c5f-8da9-507c-accd-999e9969ac76.html
A controversy that’s been brewing for several months will come to a head Tuesday when county commissioners and members of the Sugarmill Woods Oak Village Homeowners Association (HOA) square off about a slice of median along U.S. 98.The county has forcefully told the HOA board it needs to honor its contractual agreement with the county by maintaining the mile or so median in front of their community or face possible legal action. The HOA president, David Quinn, has remained silent about it and has routinely issued a “no com...
A controversy that’s been brewing for several months will come to a head Tuesday when county commissioners and members of the Sugarmill Woods Oak Village Homeowners Association (HOA) square off about a slice of median along U.S. 98.
The county has forcefully told the HOA board it needs to honor its contractual agreement with the county by maintaining the mile or so median in front of their community or face possible legal action. The HOA president, David Quinn, has remained silent about it and has routinely issued a “no comment” to the Chronicle when asked.
The only public comment Quinn made about the matter was in October when he told commissioners at their meeting he did not see why Oak Village should pay because the plants in the median look terrible and most of the newly planted growth is dead.
County Commission Chairman Ron Kitchen Jr. said one option that probably will fly with his colleagues Tuesday is removing the scrub and dead stuff and re-sod, bringing it back to its original condition.
At the very least, the Oak Village HOA should pay for that, Kitchen said.
The saga began in 2019, when the Oak Village HOA asked the county for help applying for a $395,000 FDOT landscaping grant from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) wherein the state would pay 100 percent to install the landscaping. The county did so and the grant was secured.
To protect its investment, FDOT wanted an annual maintenance agreement in place whereby the HOA would take over median maintenance after the first year.
But a new HOA board took over and thought twice about the $37,000-a-year maintenance cost to tack on to the 3,200-plus homeowners who were already paying $135 annual dues.
Meanwhile, the median strip has been taken over by weeds and unkempt shrubs – a far cry from the beautification project originally intended.
Kitchen said staff will provide other options Tuesday so he’ll wait to see how it plays out. But the lesson learned from this, he said, is that the county needs to be wary of public-private partnerships of this kind in the future.
“We had good intentions, FDOT had good intentions,” he said.
The BOCC meeting is at 1 p.m. Tuesday, at the Citrus County Courthouse, 110 N. Apopka Ave., Inverness.
Michael D. Bates is a staff writer with the Citrus County Chronicle and can be reached at mbates@chronicleonline.com
Think it's been raining a lot? You're not wrong
Meteorologist Nick Merianos Tampahttps://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/weather/2021/08/17/think-it-s-been-raining-a-lot--you-re-not-wrong
Has the thought crossed your mind that this rainy season has been unusually wet? If so, you are not wrong. Some areas have already received an entire season's worth of rain.Rivers and retention ponds have been high, many pools had to be drained and plenty of yards have become muddy.What You Need To Know Our rainy season got off to an aggressive start. An onshore wind pattern established itself, leading to days of continuous showers and thunderstorms coming in from the Gulf of Mexico. Rainfall totals add...
Has the thought crossed your mind that this rainy season has been unusually wet? If so, you are not wrong. Some areas have already received an entire season's worth of rain.
Rivers and retention ponds have been high, many pools had to be drained and plenty of yards have become muddy.
What You Need To Know
Our rainy season got off to an aggressive start. An onshore wind pattern established itself, leading to days of continuous showers and thunderstorms coming in from the Gulf of Mexico. Rainfall totals added up quickly in early June.
The rain was very welcome at the start of the month, especially coming out of May when only 0.16 inches of rain fell in Tampa.
June through September is the wettest time of year for Tampa. This is when Tampa Bay receives most of its annual rainfall, mainly from thunderstorms and tropical cyclones. The start of the rainy season is obvious in most years.
Much of Tampa Bay received anywhere from 10 to 15 inches of rain in June. Tampa measured 12.60 inches in June, which is especially wet compared to the average of 7.37 inches.
By the time July rolled around, eyes were on Tropical Storm Elsa. It was moving up Florida's west coast, throwing lots of rain in our direction. Some areas received impressive numbers from Elsa, especially the Nature Coast and parts of Manatee County, where up to eight inches of rain fell.
July was another soaker, especially for the Nature Coast. Inverness received more than twice its usual rainfall last month with 18.14 inches. This is impressive, especially compared to the monthly average rainfall of 7.80 inches.
Heavy rain brought flooding to this community in Sugarmill Woods yesterday. It will not take much rain to cause flooding in low lying areas today, especially with saturated grounds. pic.twitter.com/wU2fQOVaIm
— Spectrum Bay News 9 Weather (@bn9weather) August 5, 2021
Our soil was saturated by the time August came around. Flooding can occur more often because the water can't drain as easily.
A front stalled north of the area to the start of the month and an onshore wind established over our area for a few days. This led to widespread heavy rain, which added up to an additional 10 to 15 inches of rain over the Nature Coast.
We are still about two months away before the rainy season comes to an end. With how wet it has been so far, it is no surprise that some areas already received an entire season's worth of rain already.
Inverness is one of those towns that has done that. From June 1 through August 16, Inverness received 41.30 inches of rain. The average rainfall over this same span of time is 19.16 inches.
Tampa averages 19.16 inches of rain by this point in the rainy season. So far, Tampa has received 26.42 inches of rain.
Lakeland, on the other hand, has been missing out on many of these rain events. At this point in the rainy season, Lakeland is running slightly behind.
Lakeland receives about 34 inches of rain over the four-month span and the city has measured about 21 inches of rain so far.
August is generally the wettest month of the year for Tampa Bay. September can be a soaker, too, but once October rolls around, our rain chances drop off a cliff and very little rain tends to fall by the time November rolls around.
In fact, November is generally the driest month of the year in Tampa Bay.
COVID-19 cases in Citrus County keep declining; deaths remain constant
Fred Hiers Chronicle Reporterhttps://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/covid-19-cases-in-citrus-county-keep-declining-deaths-remain-constant/article_11db4453-8da1-5387-b1ef-bb27e4c8ef32.html
Coronavirus cases in Citrus County continued to tumble last week but deaths due to the potentially fatal virus gave up no ground here as fatalities typically trail new cases by a few weeks.There were 387 new cases of the virus in Citrus County during the week ending Feb. 17, according to the Florida Department of Health. That was a steep drop from 729 the week before and 1,140 from the week ending Feb. 10.That now puts the county’s cumulative cases at 29,140 since the pandemic took hold here in 2020.While new cases...
Coronavirus cases in Citrus County continued to tumble last week but deaths due to the potentially fatal virus gave up no ground here as fatalities typically trail new cases by a few weeks.
There were 387 new cases of the virus in Citrus County during the week ending Feb. 17, according to the Florida Department of Health. That was a steep drop from 729 the week before and 1,140 from the week ending Feb. 10.
That now puts the county’s cumulative cases at 29,140 since the pandemic took hold here in 2020.
While new cases continued to drop, not so with deaths due to COVID-19.
During the week ending Feb. 17, the latest new data available, there were 18 more deaths because of coronavirus. That was up from 16 deaths during the week ending Feb. 10. That now puts the cumulative death toll in Citrus County at 925, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 44 confirmed COVID-19 hospital admissions in Citrus County during the week ending Feb. 16. That was down from 63 the previous week, according to the CDC.
During the week ending Feb. 16, 84 percent of the local hospitals’ ICU beds were occupied. Of those occupied, 15 percent were occupied with COVID-19 patients. That was down from the previous week when 81 percent of ICU beds were utilized and 25 percent of those with COVID-19 patients, according to the CDC.
The number of people in Citrus County getting vaccinated against the virus also continues to decline with only 73 new people eligible to be vaccinated getting a dose. That was down from 97 the previous week and 111 the week prior to that.
In Citrus County the percent of people eligible to be vaccinated and received the vaccines stands at 61 percent. That has not changed for several weeks. The Florida average for vaccinations is 74 percent.
As for Florida, the state saw 42,528 new cases during the week ending Feb. 17, according to the CDC. There were 101 deaths due to the virus.
That was a 59 percent drop in the number of new cases and an 82 percent decline in the number deaths, according to the CDC.
There were 6,152 confirmed, new COVID-19 hospital admissions last week in Florida. In Florida, 80 percent of ICU beds were occupied and of those, 22 percent were COVID-19 patients, according to the CDC.
In total, there have been 5,775,241 cases of the virus in Florida and 68,579 deaths, according to the CDC.
In the United States, there have been a total of 934,659 deaths as of Feb. 21, according to the New York Times, which tracks and analyzes COVID-19 data. There have been 78,434,184 cases in the United States. The country averages more than 89,000 cases per day and nearly 2,100 deaths per day from the virus, according to the New York Times.
Meanwhile, a recent study in Denmark shows that if someone was infected with the most recent variant of the coronavirus, Omicron, it’s unlikely they will be infected again with its sub-lineage, BA.2. The BA.2 now represents 88 percent of cases in Denmark and is increasing in Great Britain, South Africa and Norway. It is expected to spread globally.
Researchers reported that most reinfections that do occur with the BA.2 have been with the young people and those unvaccinated and only caused mild symptoms.
Fred Hiers is a reporter at the Citrus Chronicle. E-mail him at fred.hiers@chronicleonline.com
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