Florida coronavirus updates: DeSantis wants Trump to declare ‘major disaster’ for state
In a letter, DeSantis asks the Trump administration to send the state funds to help with unemployment, crisis counseling, community-disaster loans, and food aid, which DeSantis says the state will need. The letter also provides previously unreleased details about the state’s response to the pathogen, providing a picture of the devastation already wrought.
According to the letter,
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The Department of Health’s
In response to the outbreak, DeSantis says he issued an executive order instructing all travelers flying to the state of
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Restaurants across
Nervous shoppers are questioning just how safe it is to head to the supermarket. There are things you can do to lower risk of infection.
On Sunday, a drive-thru coronavirus testing site opened at
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The 2020 summer
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Out of the 18 total deaths in the state, six have been reported in
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There are more than 374,000 confirmed cases worldwide in more than 100 countries and territories, with more than 16,000 deaths.
The number of documented cases in a given location is not necessarily an accurate reflection of the actual number of infected people.
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However, given the limited data, reliable estimates of the total number of infected persons in the state are not currently available as of
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If you think you have been exposed to COVID-19, you should contact your county health department (floridahealth.gov/chdepicontact) and take these steps:
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