Coronavirus Florida

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.

The temporary stay keeps in place the CDC regulations regarding Florida-based cruise ships in place, while the agency appeals a Tampa federal judge's June decision.

Florida is seeing an uptick in coronavirus cases, Gov. Ron DeSantis sells "Don't Fauci My Florida" merchandise on campaign website and the latest on the investigation into Haitian President Jovenel Moise's assassination and the uprising in Cuba.

The positivity rate for new cases of coronavirus rose to 5.2%, the first time it's been above 5% since early May.

The state has vaccinated 64 percent of those over the age of 18, but vaccine hesitancy continues to be a barrier, especially among younger Floridians.

Here is a summary of the Florida Department of Health’s Weekly Situation Report for June 18-24, 2021.

Said one health official: “Now that it has a foothold in Florida, it's just a matter of time before it becomes dominant. So it’s very concerning.”

Here is a summary of the Florida Department of Health’s Weekly Situation Report for June 11-17, 2021.

Health authorities are trying to determine whether a heart inflammation could be a rare side effect in teens and young adults after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

Here is a summary of the Florida Department of Health’s Weekly Situation Report for June 4-10, 2021.

Here is a summary of the Florida Department of Health’s Weekly Situation Report for May 28, 2021, through June 3, 2021.

The state reported 1,797 people are hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19, while daily cases remained below 2,000.