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- Map: Check out a breakdown down the coronavirus cases by ZIP code, as well as the number of cases and deaths across Florida.
- Daily Updates: See the number of people infected in the state and a list of things you need to know.
- Centers for Disease Control And Prevention: Their website has updates and a national map.
If you think you might have coronavirus, call the Florida Department of Health’s 24-hour hotline at 866-779-6121 or email COVID-19@flhealth.gov
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While Florida's death toll surpassed 14,000 since the start of the coronavirus pandemic Friday, the positivity rate for those tested for the first time was again below 5%. -
Here's what Florida entering Phase 3 will mean for bars, restaurants, small businesses such as hair salons, and those who have been working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic.
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This means restaurants and other businesses will be allowed to reopen at full capacity.
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This is after groups of students were seen violating safety protocols.
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He wants to eliminate any uncertainty that restaurants could be shut down if there is another surge of cases.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to issue a "bill of rights" for students who he says should not be penalized for socializing.
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Of 63,874 tests returned Wednesday, 4.45 percent of those tested for the first time were positive, according to the Florida Department of Health.
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The group wants to exempt “essential businesses” from COVID-related litigation and change rules for “non-essential businesses” that could be sued.
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Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran went head-to-head with Board of Education member Michael Olenick over the role of teachers union leaders in the state's school reopening case.
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With schools across the state back in session both in person and online, and concerns about the coronavirus spreading, music education teachers are getting creative. Some say this shake-up is just what their classes needed.
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Draft documents obtained by NPR show that the federal government is preparing to enforce new data reporting requirements, threatening to withhold vital Medicare funding from noncompliant hospitals.
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This week, Governor Ron DeSantis suggested he’d like to see a special session for the Florida legislature to consider protecting small businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19.
