UpdatedThu, Mar 4, 2021 at 8:46 pm ET
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Caleb Langston, 5, visits his grandfather, 72-year-old W. David Langston, through a window at the Baldomero Lopez State Veterans Nursing Home in Land O Lakes early in the coronavirus pandemic. Monday marked the 1-year anniversary of COVID-19 in Florida. (Jennifer Adkison Langston)
FLORIDA As the coronavirus slowly spread state from state last winter, it was inevitable the virus would eventually reach Florida. Its arrival one year ago Monday brought residents months of lockdown, unemployment, heartbreaking loss and, in some cases, achievement.
The first coronavirus cases in the Sunshine State were confirmed March 1, 2020, a date that changed life for everyone in Florida. For many, it s hard to recall a life without face masks, social distancing and the fear of contracting this life-threatening virus.