State Steps Up Testing in Nursing Homes as Cases Mount
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As the number of infections in long-term care facilities approached 1,000, Gov.…
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Nikki Fried Traveled to Atlanta Over Easter Weekend Despite Stay-At-Home Order
Reports indicate that Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, despite a Florida stay-at-home-order, traveled to Atlanta over the Easter weekend and appeared on…
Tracking the Impact of Social Distancing in Florida
TR has previously written about when to expect and how to measure the impact of the mitigation actions put in place in…
The Impact of Social Distancing in Florida Should Show Up This Week
According to experts, the impact of the mitigation actions taken in Florida to address the spread of the coronavirus should began to…
Lawmaker Wants Audit of Unemployment System
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A Tampa Republican lawmaker on Friday called for an audit of the…
Coronavirus Task Force Identifies Future Hot Spots, Florida Not Included
The past Thursday, Dr. Birx, who serves as the Coronavirus Response Coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, held a press…
DeSantis Announces Stay At Home Order
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he will issue an executive order calling for Floridians statewide to stay at home, a move that…
Florida, New York COVID-19 Deaths Take a Different Path. But Why?
Comparing the deaths over the last two weeks in New York and Florida from the coronavirus show very different trends (See graph…
Tampa Bay Time Cuts Print Edition to Wednesday, Sunday Only
The Tampa Bay Times announced today that they will be decreasing how often their printed newspaper will be made available to reduce…
Coronavirus Data Dump: Good News, Bad News, and The Only Stat That Matters
By Brian Burgess, The Capitolist After spending the better part of the past two days sifting through mountains of available data –…
Governor DeSantis’ Actions Get Support from New York Governor
Florida Governor Ron Desantis has been taking a beating from the state-wide media and Florida Democrats for his handling of the coronavirus…
Average Age of Twenty Coronavirus Deaths in Florida is 77.8
The latest information from the Florida Department of Health shows that there have been 20 deaths attributed to the coronavirus. The table…