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Hello and welcome to Wednesday.
The daily rundown Between Monday and Tuesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 5,610 (nearly 0.3 percent), to 1,878,533; active hospitalizations went up by 23 (nearly 0.46 percent), to 4,198; deaths of Florida residents rose by 148 (nearly 0.5 percent), to 30,213; 2,748,495 Floridians have at least one dose of the vaccine.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving ahead with plans to honor recently deceased conservative radio broadcaster Rush Limbaugh by lowering flags to half-staff despite protests from some public officials who don't see Limbaugh as worthy of the honor.
Rush Limbaugh certainly didn t shy away from controversy in life, and today, a week after passing away at 70 following a battle with lung cancer, the late conservative talk radio giant is once again at the center of it.
Last Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ordered flags in the state be flown at half-staff today (Wednesday, February 24) in honor of Limbaugh, who hosted his nationally syndicated show daily from his studio in Palm Beach.
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Now some officials are defying DeSantis order, including Florida s top Democrat - Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried.
In a statement issued earlier this week, Fried wrote: