COVID vaccine live updates: What you should know in South Florida on Wednesday, April 21 msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Hey Brian, thanks for staying on top of what’s happening in the state session. You caught my attention with the proposal that would limit executive authority in Florida. Pardon the ignorance but I’m not sure what current laws are to know what’s different with the proposal you mentioned. I’d appreciate it if you discussed this.
Bottom Line: What you’re referencing is what’s known as HB 7047, or the Emergency Management bill proposed at Governor DeSantis’s request. Unveiled in the House on Sunday, this legislation is on the fast track with only two weeks left. Let’s dig in.
Florida Department of Health
State health officials reported 4,237 new COVID-19 cases, Monday, for a total of 2,173,138 infections. The Florida Department of Health also reported 32 coronavirus-related deaths April 19, increasing the statewide death toll to 35,142 fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic.
The latest single-day positivity rate reported by the Florida Division of Emergency Management increased to 10.84% on Sunday. The single-day positivity rate hasn t risen that high since Jan. 28 when it increased to 18.34% Over the past two weeks the single-day positivity rate has ranged between 7.87% and 10.84%.
The Agency for Health Care Administration reports that as of Tuesday morning, 3,439 patients with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 are admitted to hospitals throughout the state, which is 321 more admitted patients than was reported a week ago. COVID-19 hospitalizations in Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hendry, Lee, Manatee and Sarasota counties combined have increased
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A $100,000 donation from a businessman who s been accused of price-gouging and using political connections to secure state contracts could raise eyebrows for DemocraticVirginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe.
One of the McAuliffe campaign s top donors is Hillsboro 56 LLC, a group linked to Randy Perkins, founder and chairman of AshBritt Environmental, a Florida-based company.
AshBritt specializes in post-disaster cleanup and has worked with states after Hurricane Katrina in Missisippi, Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey and Hurricane Irma in Florida. AshBritt now manages a number of coronavirus vaccination sites in Virginia.
Demings says county mask mandate could be lifted by late summer orlandosentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from orlandosentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.