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Hello and welcome to Thursday.
The daily rundown Between Tuesday and Wednesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 4,853 (0.2 percent), to 1,957,586; active hospitalizations went down by 99 (3 percent), to 3,211; deaths rose by 59 (0.2 percent), to 31,948; 3,784,870 Floridians have had at least one dose of a vaccine.
An investigation into Florida’s unemployment website uncovered what frustrated laid-off workers already knew: “Countless people were affected by this system’s failure.”
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What they’re reading on the Plaza level: As Florida’s Governor continues to defend himself against various slays related to his COVID-19 response and, now, vaccine rollout,
Ron DeSantis‘ role in the virus has been vindicating. The state’s numbers are lower than places with Democratic Governors, like New York and California, but its economy, saved from extended lockdowns, is thriving. No doubt Team DeSantis is already prepping news conference quips to tout their success.
Ron DeSantis gets vindicated. Image via AP.
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Two reasons Republicans outperformed polls: We know the 2020 election was so last year, but the Monday morning quarterbacking persists, nonetheless. FiveThirtyEight ponders two theories on why polls underestimated GOP success: former President
Strum s exit from DeSantis World delayed More confusion over vaccine distribution Soto tags Schumer as flip-flopper on Puerto Rico Rubio, Scott no on relief bill
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Hello and welcome to Monday.
The daily rundown Between Saturday and Thursday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 4,098 (0.2 percent), to 1,944,995; deaths went up by 63 (0.2 percent), to 31,683; Between Friday and Sunday, active hospitalizations fell by 121 (3.5 percent), to 3,298; 3,550,139 Floridians have had at least one dose of a vaccine.
Edging toward the exit Gov. Ron DeSantis’s top aide chief of staff Shane Strum isn’t leaving Tallahassee just yet.
A little longer Strum, who has been with the governor since the start of his administration in January 2019, was initially scheduled to take his new job as Broward Health CEO on Monday. But Strum’s departure has been delayed and he may not leave until the end of March, although word is that his exit