Florida sees another 9,480 COVID-19 cases as president ups vaccine goal
231 additional deaths reported
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FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2021, file photo, Robert Owens, 90, stands in line with other residents to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at John Knox Village in Pompano Beach, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is walking back his claims that his state has now vaccinated 1 million seniors. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
ORLANDO, Fla. – Weekly cases of coronavirus in Florida have declined during the past two weeks but not because of the vaccine, at least not yet.
Central Florida’s largest county, Orange, has recently seen some improvements in case totals, hospitalizations and the recovery rate, but Florida Department of Health’s Dr. Raul Pino said it’s not due to the vaccine.