Coronavirus Florida

Dr. Leandris Liburd, associate director for minority health and health equity at CDC, explains the urgency in a conversation with WLRN's Veronica Zaragovia.

President Joe Biden says the rule will be released “soon,” though he did not give a specific date. Gov. Ron DeSantis says the state will contest it immediately to protect the jobs of Floridians.

The state has seen its cases and hospitalizations decline but an analysis from the New York Times finds its death rate is still among the highest in the country.

An expert said communities could use the data to predict trends in cases.

The death toll and number of new cases from COVID-19 continues to drop across Florida and the greater Tampa Bay region.

The parents want the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a judge's refusal to issue a preliminary injunction against Gov. DeSantis' executive order, which they claim violates the ADA and federal Rehabilitation Act.

The board is expected to get an update on nearly a dozen districts that are accused of violating the state's school mask rules.

Officials will look at the districts’ compliance with initial and revised Department of Health rules. Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran is expected to report findings of “probable cause.”

The grant is intended to pay for the salaries of eight Broward board members who voted for a student mask mandate that allows exceptions only for medical reasons during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Board members authorized the district’s legal team to sue over an emergency rule requiring school districts to allow parents to opt their kids out of mask mandates and quarantine requirements.

Florida now has a total of 3,560,152 cases and 54,067 deaths.

Sarasota Schools are not requiring masks right now.