"It should shock us to the core,” tweeted state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, a Democrat planning to run against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis next year"
Cases falling, hospitalizations falling. Large number of previously unrecorded deaths added, which drove the weekly numbers, but some dem planning on running against DeSantis says something and we should be shocked to the core. LOL.
Florida added just over 17,500 new COVID-19 cases Friday, as hospitalizations in the state continued to decline. The 17,506 new cases brought the state’s seven-day average to 18,436, according to figures reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Florida’s seven-day average...
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"Florida Adds 17,500 New COVID-19 Cases, as Hospitalizations Continue to Drop
The past week has seen about a 10% drop in hospitalizations in the state"
"Figures released Friday by the Florida Department of Health showed there were 129,240 new cases reported in the past seven days, the lowest weekly total since July.
Florida's positivity rate has dropped to 15.2%, after it peaked at 20.3% last month.
Florida's COVID-19-related death toll remained at 45,909 Friday, the same as Thursday's total. The state's death toll was dramatically increased Thursday when 1,338 new deaths were added, though all had occurred in previous days or weeks and there appeared to have been a lag in reporting the deaths.
Statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations were at 14,279, down from Thursday's figure of 14,682, according to the Florida Hospital Association.."