Coronavirus in Jacksonville: Live updates for Sunday, Jan. 24
3:15 p.m. COVID-19 deaths rise by 132 across Florida, 15 in area
The Florida Department of Health again added more than 100 coronavirus deaths in Sunday s daily report, listing 132 more fatalities from COVID-19, with 10 in Duval County.
The statewide death toll, which surpassed 25,000 last week, now stands at 25,693, including 25,293 Florida residents.
Duval County began a new week with 10 more deaths, after reporting 63 lives lost to COVID-19 during last week s reports. That total included 40 dead in last Tuesday s health department report, the county s highest single-day toll to date.
Also recording more deaths were St. Johns County, with three, and Putnam County, with two, as the regional toll increased to 1,474 since the beginning of the pandemic in Florida. | Read more
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Update: On Monday, January 25, the Governor introduced another bill, SSB1065, which establishes a student first scholarship program for certain pupils attending nonpublic schools.
The legislature did not meet on Monday in honor of the MLK Jr. holiday. Legislators returned to the Capitol Tuesday morning with an increased presence of uniformed and non-uniformed officers, due to potential security concerns related to the inauguration of President-elect Biden.
Bills are being introduced at a rapid pace and subcommittees are hearing bills both in-person and virtually. Only a handful of bills moved through House committees this week, but we can expect committee work to pick up next week in both chambers. The House debated its first bill of the year on Thursday afternoon.
4 p.m. | Florida adds 156 COVID-19 deaths, including 8 in Duval County, in Monday report
The Florida Department of Health reported 156 more deaths across the state in Monday s report on the coronavirus pandemic, while Duval County added eight more COVID-19 fatalities as a deadly month continued in Jacksonville.
To date, the health department has recorded 25,849 fatalities across the state, including 25,446 among Florida residents. Duval County, which added more than 60 COVID-19 deaths last week, reported eight more fatalities Monday although it is not yet certain when these deaths actually occurred. Pinellas County, with 28 newly-listed deaths, and Palm Beach County, with 25, recorded particularly heavy tolls.
Biden more bullish on vaccines, suggests 1.5M shots per day By JOSH BOAK | January 25, 2021 at 6:16 AM EST - Updated January 26 at 1:38 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) President Joe Biden on Monday appeared to boost his goal for coronavirus vaccinations in his first 100 days in office, suggesting the nation could soon be injecting 1.5 million shots on an average per day.
Biden signaled his increasing bullishness on the pace of vaccinations after signing an executive order to boost government purchases from U.S. manufacturers. It was among a flurry of moves by Biden during his first full week to show he’s taking swift action to heal an ailing economy as talks with Congress over a $1.9 trillion stimulus package showed few signs of progress.