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At least 1,300 gallons of sewage leaks into Smacks Bayou in St. Pete
Not only is red tide causing problems for one St. Pete neighborhood, but a sewage leak has been leaking into water for weeks.
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SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. â Aubrey Moorefield has lived on Smacks Bayou in St. Pete for most of his life. There were so many fish, manatees, dolphins, said Moorefield.
He says it used to be a beautiful little estuary until Red Tide came in a few weeks ago and killed nearly everything. He says to add insult to injury, there was recently sewage leaking into the water near his home.
Florida leads nation in coronavirus infections in 2020-like surge
Nearly one-in-five of the nationâs new COVID-19 infections comes from Florida, according to the White House.
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Nurse Joy Brockert gives Andrew Ranger, 30, of Palm Harbor, a vaccination card before administering a COVID-19 vaccine dose during a Tampa Bay Lightning vaccination event at Amalie Arena in Tampa on June 24. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
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The coronavirus is surging in Florida in ways not seen since the pandemic summer of 2020.
The Florida Department of Health reported 45,604 new COVID-19 infections over the seven-day period between July 9 and July 15. Thatâs an average of over 6,500 new infections every day.
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