The weekly death record came as Florida reported more than 51,000 people have died from COVID-19, with more than 10,000 of these lives lost in the last month alone.
Daylina Miller
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WUSF Public Media
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Florida’s labor force has grown by more than half a million people since October. -
DeSantis has been critical of the Biden administration over its COVID-19 mitigation strategies.
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The city has not determined what other methods it will use to disinfect water and will continue using chlorine in the meantime.
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Records now show the state actually crossed the 50,000 death threshold on Sept. 5, but the count didn't reflect that until Sept. 16 due to delays in processing the information.
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The deposition was sought by attorneys for school boards and parties challenging a Department of Health rule that requires parents to be able to “opt out” their children from any school mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In their lawsuit, parents of disabled children contended that the executive order violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws designed to protect the rights of students with disabilities.
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Though vaccination rates among Black Floridians still lag behind whites and Hispanics, recent data shows they are improving.
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The number of staffed ICU beds being occupied by COVID-19 patients is under 40 percent.
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A report by AARP shows Florida tied for the highest death rate in the nation with 237 Florida nursing-home residents dying of COVID-19 during a four-week period that ended Aug. 22.
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The governor again said he was in favor of getting the COVID vaccine, but government workers shouldn't lose their job if they refuse to get it.
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A proposal from board member Caprice Edmond did not receive a second, meaning no discussion or vote on the issue took place. Masks will remain optional for students.
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They dipped below 11,000 on Tuesday, the first time it has been at that mark since Aug. 2.
