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Florida Adds 16,875 New COVID-19 Cases, Reports 188 More Virus-Related Deaths Friday
Florida added more than 16,800 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, as the state s virus-related death toll increased by over 180.
The 16,875 new confirmed COVID-19 cases brought Florida s total to 1,548,067 since the outbreak began, according to figures released by the state s department of health.
Another 186 virus-related deaths among Florida residents were reported Friday, bringing the total to 23,799. Another 370 non-resident deaths have been confirmed in the state to-date, two more than were reported on Thursday. Most of the newly confirmed deaths occurred days or weeks earlier.
Broward mayor says county ramping up efforts to get residents vaccinated
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he wants to limit vaccine doses to people living within city limits
Suarez asked the city manager and attorney take all legal steps necessary to prevent nonresidents from getting vaccines before the elderly and high-risk
Local leaders say they cannot turn anyone away because of residency because there is no statewide residency requirement
Gov Ron DeDantis (R) discouraged people from flying down to Florida but said reports of tourists and day-trippers getting shots were exaggerated
It comes as real estate moguls Bill and David Mack reportedly helped get their friends jabs at a retirement home chaired by David
Some state leaders have said that while they don’t have an issue with seasonal residents getting vaccinated here, they are concerned about tourists doing the same while visiting Florida.
“It becomes a logistical nightmare because if you budget a certain number of vaccines for a certain size population, and that population is artificially inflated by people who are not members of the population. Then, you are going to have a lot of problems with distribution,” said Dr. Aileen Marty, an epidemiologist at Florida International University.
Dr. Marty said that Miami-Dade doctors and leaders met this week to find ways to prevent the practice, like adding questions about residency on the application.
Some Miami-Dade Vaccination Sites May Have to Close With No New Doses Expected Next Week
Some COVID-19 vaccination sites in Miami-Dade may have to close next week, as county officials said they ve been told they won t be receiving new doses next week.
The state-run sites at Hard Rock Stadium and Marlins Park will be receiving 7,000 vaccine doses each next week, but county officials said no doses are coming for county-run sites at Tropical Park or Zoo Miami.
County officials said the state placed the blame for the lack of doses on the federal government.
Florida Adds 13,720 New COVID Cases, Miami-Dade Reaches 4,500 Deaths Thursday