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Florida's rollout plan for the coronavirus vaccine prioritizes the state's most vulnerable, including those living in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, front line healthcare workers and those with underlying medical conditions, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday.
- With the new infections reported Wednesday, Florida has had a total of 1,018,160 cases.
- Florida is now having a week-over-week increase in hospitalizations, while experiencing an increase in new cases and test positivity, according to the Nov. 22 White House Coronavirus Task Force weekly report. Between Nov. 14 and Nov. 20, the average number of COVID-19 patients that were admitted to hospitals in Florida each day was 883. That’s an increase of 8% from the prior week, the report shows.
- South Florida’s three big counties of Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade also reached a milestone this week — passing 400,000 cases on Monday.
- Florida confirmed 97 more deaths from COVID-19 and 6,658 new cases, according to figures released Monday by the Florida Department of Health.
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- Coronavirus cases are surging again in elder-care facilities nearly three months after the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an emergency order easing restrictions on visitations to nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
- Florida reported 8,376 new cases of COVID-and 99 new deaths — the most since October 21.
- If you are sick enough to go to a Florida hospital with COVID-19 this winter, expect a different experience than patients during the summer surge.
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to establish. a program to import prescription drugs from Canada for certain chronic conditions in an effort to cut costs. But several U.S. groups have challenged the rules established by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.
- At least 20 states have or are developing apps that help users track the spread of the coronavirus and warn them if they’ve been near someone who tested positive. Florida is not one of them.
- Here's where to find coronavirus tests in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties.
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- Florida reported 8,555 new cases of COVID-19 and 73 new deaths on Tuesday, continuing an upward trend in the spread of the virus this month ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
- Florida reported 6,331 news cases of COVID-19 Monday and 96 deaths, as hospitalizations continued a sharp increase.
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Thanksgiving will probably look a little different this year as COVID-19 cases continue to spike. Experts have tips for making a virtual celebration as fun as possible. - The state reported a spike in coronavirus cases Sunday that pushes the total number of people who've been infected by the virus closer to 1 million.
- Florida Department of Health records show 56,732 people tested positive for the virus over the past week, continuing a monthlong trend.
- Florida on Friday reported another 9,085 new confirmed coronavirus cases. This continues a monthlong trend of increases across the state.
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- Florida on Friday reported another 9,085 new confirmed coronavirus cases. This continues a monthlong trend of increases across the state.
- Florida is in the midst of a “viral resurgence” and the number of counties in the red zone has doubled in the last week, according to the most recent weekly White House Coronavirus Task Force report.
- Florida continues to see increasing Medicaid enrollment, with an estimate now that as many as 4.6 million people will rely on the health-care program in the upcoming fiscal year.
- Florida reported 9,085 new confirmed coronavirus cases. The number continues a monthlong trend of increases across the state, based on health department data.
- Florida has confirmed 905,248 total cases of COVID-19 throughout the pandemic. The state reported 7,925 new cases on Wednesday.
- Florida has confirmed 897,323 total cases of COVID-19 throughout the pandemic.
