Florida overtook New York in confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday, with state figures soaring to more than 414,000. Florida now has the second-highest number of cases in the country, behind only California. With 12,180 additional new infections, Florida reported a total of 414,511 confirmed cases on Saturday, beating New York. …
Read More »Florida teachers sue governor, education department over plans to reopen schools
The Florida Education Association, a union representing 145,000 educators, filed a lawsuit Monday against Governor Ron DeSantis and the state Department of Education in an attempt to stop the reopening of schools in late August. The lawsuit argues that Florida’s plan to reopen schools is unsafe due to the coronavirus …
Read More »Some ICUs in Florida have run out of beds
At least 45 hospitals in Florida had no beds available in intensive care units as of Sunday afternoon, as the state has become the new epicenter of the US. coronavirus pandemic, according to data from the State Agency for Health Care Administration. Nine of those facilities are located in Miami-Dade …
Read More »Florida exceeds 300,000 coronavirus cases
Florida exceeded 300,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus Wednesday, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. The state has seen an increase in infections in the past few weeks and is now only behind California and New York in the number of confirmed cases reported. Health officials reported 10,181 …
Read More »Coronavirus Updates: Release of First Vaccine Trial Results, Fauci Says “Good News”
People who received the vaccine had the same level of antibodies as survivors of COVID-19. The next phase of the test is expected to start at the end of the month. Fauci says the results are “good news.” The CDC chief said school reopens must be done with the trust …
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