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Pandemic becomes politically charged for Florida governor

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The coronavirus pandemic has become politically charged for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, as evidenced by a slick two-minute video posted on social media this week that had the glow of a targeted political campaign ad to polish your image. In the past few weeks, the governor’s leadership …

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Florida coronavirus numbers drop slightly on Friday

STATE – After record numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths this week, figures released statewide were lower on Friday. The Florida Department of Health reported 11,466 new cases of coronavirus in Florida on Friday, with an announcement of 128 new deaths statewide. Those new deaths include 12 in central Florida …

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Texas Clears COVID Cases and Flames Conspiracy Theory Fans

HOUSTON – When health officials quietly removed about 3,500 cases of COVID-19 from the official Texas total on Wednesday, it launched a deluge of conspiracy theories about inflated and unreliable data amid a growing pandemic. The 3,484 cases eliminated were diagnosed using FDA-approved antigen tests. The FDA has said that …

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Health experts urge Americans to wear masks and take other precautions as coronavirus cases continue to rise

“We certainly are not winning the battle against the coronavirus,” Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Friday. “The jurisdictions with the highest probability of the highest number of deaths include: Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, the …

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