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The state had 10,207 people hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 cases — the highest single day number reported, topping the previous record on July 23, 2020.

The CDC figures released on Saturday topped the previous high of 19,334 on January 7, before vaccines were widely available.

Florida was responsible for about one in five new COVID-19 cases reported nationally Wednesday.

The CDC reported more than 16,000 new cases of coronavirus in Florida on Tuesday.

Leon is forcing its employees to be vaccinated or be fired. Meantime, Orange is requiring its nonunion workers to get the shots and Miami-Dade is mandating indoors masks in county buildings.

The state suggested the CDC was in contempt of court based on a letter the CDC sent to the cruise industry after the appeals court reversal.

DeSantis reiterated that he would support holding a special legislative session to address the issue if the federal government were to require masks for students.

Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to go as high as the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appellate panel order issued late Saturday that sided with the CDC.

Norwegian says its legal action is a "last resort." Meantime, Carnival will start requiring unvaccinated people older than 12 in Florida to buy travel insurance and emergency medical evacuation coverage.

Experts say lockdowns and other pandemic restrictions isolated those with drug addictions and made treatment harder to get.

Vivek Murthy no decision had been made after a meeting Monday with Pfizer to discuss its request for approval of a third shot of its coronavirus vaccine.

The request comes after U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday refused to put on hold his June 18 ruling that the CDC had overstepped its legal authority in placing restrictions on the cruise industry.