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The coronavirus has affected most Americans, but NPR's latest poll shows Black, Latino and Native American households are hardest hit by the financial impact of the crisis. -
As new positive COVID-19 tests remained beneath a key reopening threshold agreed on by global health experts, deaths statewide have been 140 or more for the past four days.
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According to federal data, 12 counties with weekly positivity rates of greater than 10 percent would be required to test staff at least twice a week.
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Officials in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties are talking about relaxing their mask ordinances - but decisions are still a ways off.
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The three sites that are closing are located in Town N' Country, Sun City Center and Ruskin.
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They hope Biden helps farmers who have been severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Deaths associated with the coronavirus topped 140 for the third day in a row Thursday.
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Epidemiologists and disease modelers tried to predict what would happen when students moved back to campus. Some universities listened, others not so much.
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They are seeking "stability" while families adjust to virtual learning and working from home.
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While bars and breweries are "going to do a better job" of enforcing the rules, Halsey Beshears says his agency will increase enforcement efforts to ensure they are complying.
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President Trump says there could be widespread distribution of a vaccine against the coronavirus in a much shorter timeline than described by the CDC.
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The study examines how a percentage of otherwise healthy adults are having an "allergic reaction" to the virus.
