cURRENT covid19 nEWS

• A reporter on his bout with COVID-19: 'This is not like the flu' | Commentary March 8, 2021
  Orange's COVID-19 positivity rate that week was reported by Florida's Department of Health at 17.63%, still the worst one-week figure here since the ...
• Guilt, Envy, Distrust: Vaccine Rollout Breeds Mixed Emotions March 8, 2021
  The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. is offering hope that the ... In Florida, two women wore bonnets and glasses to disguise themselves as ...
• The Latest: New Zealand to use only Pfizer virus vaccine March 8, 2021
  Britain has had Europe's deadliest outbreak, with nearly 125,000 COVID-19 deaths. ———. FLORIDA CITY, Fla. — A Florida vaccination site had so few ...
• FDOH Reports No New COVID-19 Deaths, 46 New Positive Cases In Escambia County March 8, 2021
  There were 46 new COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths in Escambia County reported Sunday by the Florida Department of Health. Here is the ...
• DOH reports more than 34000 COVID-19 cases in Pasco with 664 deaths March 8, 2021
  The Florida Department of Health reported 677 new cases of COVID-19 in Pasco County during the week of Feb. 28-March 6, bringing the total to ...
• Florida Lawmakers, Faith Leaders Help Provide COVID Vaccines to Underserved in Orlando March 8, 2021
  Lauretha Burton lives in Parramore and was able to get her COVID-19 vaccine near home at the Shiloh Baptist Church. “This is a lot easier, we can walk ...
• Anyone 18 or older who showed up at Florida City FEMA site given COVID-19 shot, even non-eligible March 8, 2021
  ... 18 or over with a doctor's note or not, who did or didn't meet eligibility requirements were able to get a COVID-19 shot at a FEMA site in Florida City.
• 5 more local COVID-19 fatalities as Florida sees death toll from virus continue to climb March 8, 2021
  Five more local residents have lost their battle with COVID-19 as Florida reported 63 more deaths Sunday from the fast-spreading virus. Three of the ...
• Sunday Coronavirus Update; Parkland Data and More News March 7, 2021
  PARKLAND, FL- Florida daily Coronavirus cases continue to decline with 4,098 new cases and 161 deaths on Sunday. Governor DeSantis has ...
• Spring Breakers Take Over Florida amid COVID Pandemic: 'We're Very Concerned,' Miami Beach ... March 7, 2021
  Some warm-weather cities are worried that spring breakers could lead to new COVID-19 outbreaks, nearly a year after the onset of the pandemic cut ...
• New COVID-19 cases decline in PBC for 4th day; positivity rate back above 5% March 7, 2021
  The number of new COVID-19 cases being reported declined for the fourth straight day in Palm Beach County and across Florida in new figures ...
• COVID-19 UPDATE: Sunday, March 7 March 7, 2021
  COVID-19 UPDATE: Sunday, March 7 ... The following information was compiled from information provided by the Florida Department of Health and ...
• 12-year-old helps her 65+aged neighbors get COVID-19 vaccine appointments March 7, 2021
  Florida vaccine site overrun after false rumors said all could come. After seeing her own grandparents struggle to get COVID-19 vaccine appointments, ...
• Lowman S. Henry: It's Time to End Draconian COVID-19 Restrictions March 7, 2021
  During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York Gov. ... to contain the virus through draconian shut-down measures, while Florida Gov.
• COVID-19 tracker: State reports 115 new cases, no additional deaths in Lee County March 7, 2021
  The Florida Department of Health reported 115 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths in Lee County on Sunday. Lee County's total ...
• 4098 coronavirus cases, 63 new deaths reported Sunday in Florida March 7, 2021
  The state also added 63 coronavirus-related fatalities, bringing Florida's death toll to 31,683. There are an additional 583 non-resident deaths not ...