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Public health expert gives insight on general risk of relaxing COVID-19 restrictions While medical experts say there’s been a lot of progress in fighting the COVID-19 virus and the death rate has gone down, they’re still urging people to be cautious. https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/coronavirus/public-health-expert-gives-insight-on-general-risk-of-relaxing-covid-19-restrictions and last updated 2021-05-04 07:30:31-04 TAMPA, Fla. — While medical experts say there’s been a lot of progress in fighting the COVID-19 virus and the death rate has gone down, they’re still u...

Is Florida 'leading the way' on pandemic recovery? Not so much, says data Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon, Florida Today © Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press Surrounded by lawmakers, Florida Gov.Ron DeSantis speaks at the end of a legislative session, Friday, April 30, 2021, at the Capitol in Tallahassee. Governor DeSantis Monday made moves to strike down the few remaining coronavirus restrictions enacted by Florida counties and municipalities, and again touted Florida's record on the pandemic. But data on the state's health and economy released this week suggests the sunshine state...

View Comments Governor DeSantis Monday made moves to strike down the few remaining coronavirus restrictions enacted by Florida counties and municipalities, and again touted Florida's record on the pandemic. But data on the state's health and economy released this week suggests the sunshine state's recovery is lagging behind the pack. "The approach here is Florida leading the way, again, because I think there's some states going a different direction," Gov. DeSantis proclaimed Monday as he signed a law banning "vaccine passports," and announced executive orders tearing down any locally pas...

Who is dying from COVID-19? By Evan Axelbank Evan Axelbank reports TAMPA, Fla. - The proportion of those dying of COVID-19 is trending younger. "You can't describe how horrifying it is to see a 35-year-old person, or 24-year-old mother, gasping for breath," shared Dr. John Sinnott. Dr. Sinnott works the ICU at TGH and says the current median age in the ICU is around 50. He says most of the patients are not vaccinated. "A lot of them have no underlying conditions. Often the ones that die have an underlying condition, but many of the seriously ill ones do not," he said.

Who is dying from COVID-19? Evan Axelbank reports TAMPA, Fla. - The proportion of those dying of COVID-19 is trending younger. "You can't describe how horrifying it is to see a 35-year-old person, or 24-year-old mother gasping for breath," shared Dr. John Sinnott. Dr. Sinnott works the ICU at TGH and says the current median age in the ICU is around 50. He says most of the patients are not vaccinated. "A lot of them have no underlying conditions. Often the ones that die have an underlying condition, but many of the seriously ill ones do not," he said. Florida's death toll has increased by 1,6...