cURRENT covid19 nEWS

• Village of Wellington moves COVID-19 test site to new location - WPBF January 20, 2022
  The Village of Wellington announced it will be moving its COVID-19 testing ... What you need to know: COVID-19 in Florida: Cases, vaccinations, ...
• Omicron causing more breakthrough COVID-19 cases, doctors say - ABC Action News January 20, 2022
  — “We're seeing breakthrough cases everywhere,” said Dr. Jill Roberts, Associate Professor for the University of South Florida College of Public ...
• Bay County COVID-19 cases up 80%; continues month-long spiking trend January 20, 2022
  Bay County, Florida reported an 80% spike increase of new COVID-19 cases last week, continuing a month-long surge in infections.
• Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings tests positive for COVID-19 - Florida Politics January 20, 2022
  He is experiencing mild symptoms and working from home. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings — one of the state's most aggressive proponents of COVID-19 ...
• Florida man gets 5 years for COVID-19 relief, tax fraud - KTAR.com January 20, 2022
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida man convicted of fraudulently collecting more than $1.3 million in COVID-19 relief funds has been sentenced to ...
• Florida Health Director Suspended After Urging Staff to Get Vaccinated | Complex January 20, 2022
  According to the NYT, Pino's letter stated that out of the department's 568 active employees, only 219 had received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, ...
• Florida suspends health official who urged staff to get vaccinated | Reuters January 20, 2022
  ... whether he violated a state ban by emailing employees about their low vaccination rate against COVID-19 and urging them to get shots.
• Out with COVID-19, Darryl Rouson's peers move peer counseling bill through committee January 20, 2022
  Christine Cauffield, the President of FAME and CEO of the Managing Entity in Jacksonville, told Florida Politics the bill is one of its top priorities ...
• Florida doctors: We must protect children from COVID | Miami Herald January 20, 2022
  As chairs of pediatrics in Florida's medical schools, we are unified in our fight to protect Florida's children against COVID-19 infections, ...
• Florida man gets 5 years for COVID-19 relief, tax fraud - Greenwich Time January 20, 2022
  (AP) — A Florida man convicted of fraudulently collecting more than $1.3 million in COVID-19 relief funds has been sentenced to five years in ...
• Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings tests positive for COVID -19 - Orlando Sentinel January 20, 2022
  Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings holds a COVID-19 briefing at the Orange County Administration Center, on Monday, July 19, 2021. Florida is ...
• John Stossel: Florida tackling covid with sensible rules | TribLIVE.com January 20, 2022
  The one clear trend: Lockdowns don't stop covid-19, but they do destroy opportunity. California's unemployment is the highest in America. Florida did ...
• Florida Senate passes health care liability shield - Tampa Bay Times January 19, 2022
  The bill would extend COVID-19 legal protections for hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers.
• Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings tests positive for COVID-19 | Blogs - Orlando Weekly January 19, 2022
  And now, one of the few Florida politicians to take the pandemic seriously has COVID-19. Demings' positive test was announced in a statement by ...
• Concerns about homeless community having access to free COVID-19 tests - WPTV January 19, 2022
  Some South Florida community organizers are raising concern about the free at-home COVID-19 tests kits saying the homeless community is isolated ...
• Orange County Department of Health head put on leave after criticizing staff's COVID-19 ... January 19, 2022
  Florida has passed several laws and jumped in several lawsuits to push against employer vaccination mandates. The Supreme Court sided with the state ...