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Hello and welcome to Thursday.
The daily rundown — Between Tuesday and Wednesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 6,772 (0.3 percent), to 2,141,686; active hospitalizations increased by 1, to 3,258; deaths of Florida residents rose by 44 (0.1 percent), to 34,164; 7,584,736 Floridians have received at least one dose of a vaccine.
Departing soon? — Could Richard Corcoran — Florida’s education commissioner, former House speaker, staunch conservative and University of Florida fan — wind up as president of nearby Florida State University? The buzz has been building that Corcoran is interested in the position that is now held by FSU President John Thrasher, himself a former House speaker and state senator.