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Hello and welcome to Thursday.
The daily rundown Between Tuesday and Wednesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 7,342 (nearly 0.4 percent), to 1,844,627; active hospitalizations went down by 180 (nearly 3.9 percent), to 4,465; deaths rose by 157 (0.5 percent), to 29,311; The amount of Floridians vaccinated with at least one dose is 2,487,055.
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Good Wednesday morning.
The daily rundown Between Monday and Tuesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 10,533 (0.6 percent), to 1,737,640; active hospitalizations went down by 121 (nearly 2 percent), to 6,022; deaths rose by 137 (0.5 percent), to 26,822.
Going on the offense Gov. Ron DeSantis, flanked by top leaders in the Florida Legislature, had one of his longest press conferences on Tuesday (10 minutes longer than the one where he released a $96 billion budget) where he railed against Big Tech (and the “corporate media”) and announced his support for legislation
Marco Rubio s Inauguration Day counter-programming Trump arrives in South Florida Florida s scramble for vaccine continues
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Good Thursday morning.
The daily rundown Between Tuesday and Wednesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 11,914 (0.7 percent), to 1,601,011; active hospitalizations decreased by 216 (2.9 percent), to 7,147; deaths rose by 142 (nearly 0.6 percent), to 24,578.
New beginning Joe Biden, sworn into office shortly before noon on Wednesday, began his term as president with a call for a unity and then quickly started on efforts to dismantle part of former President Donald Trump’s legacy with a series of executive orders and actions. Florida Democrats were effusive with praise for Biden’s speech and his initial decisions.