Florida will no longer update its COVID-19 dashboard or release daily updates about COVID-19 cases and deaths.
June 7, 2021 --
Now the Florida Department of Health will provide reports about coronavirus cases and vaccines on a weekly basis each Friday, accordingThere’s no longer a need to create daily reports, Christina Pushaw, press secretary for Gov. Ron DeSantis,“COVID-19 cases have significantly decreased over the past year as we have a less than 5% positivity rate, and our state is returning to normal, with vaccines widely available throughout Florida,” she wrote in an email.
In addition, 10 million Floridians have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, which covers about 53% of the population. More than 8.2 million residents are considered fully vaccinated. Florida’s COVID-19 state of emergency remains in effect until June 26. DeSantis has said that he doesn’t plan to extend it further, The News Service of Florida reported.
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