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U.S. total
New today
Cases
5,085,821
40,957
Deaths
163,370
432
Florida total
Since Sunday
Cases
536,961
4,155
Deaths
8,408
93

Last updated 8:15 p.m. Aug. 10 EDT. The Florida total includes in-state residents and non-residents who tested positive while visiting the state. Source: Johns Hopkins and Florida Department of Health

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Marilyn Bell, 65 is a retired Pinellas school teacher who believes she contracted the coronavirus while volunteering for a children's enrichment program at a community rec center in St. Petersburg. She is seen here recovering at her home. [BOYZELL HOSEY | Times]
One of Florida’s biggest disparities: How coronavirus spread in Pinellas’ Black community
“It shouldn’t have taken a genius to see COVID was going to hurt us,” a Pinellas organizer said.
In this July 22, 2020, file photo, motorists take part in a caravan protest in front of Senator John Kennedy's office at the Hale Boggs Federal Building asking for the extension of the $600 in unemployment benefits to people out of work because of the coronavirus in New Orleans, La. A Republican proposal to slash the $600 weekly benefit boost for those left jobless because of the coronavirus shutdown could result in weeks or even months of delayed payments in some states. [STAFF PHOTO BY MAX BECHERER | AP]
With $600 checks disappearing, unemployed Floridians are facing a ‘perfect storm’ of problems
University of South Florida president Steve Currall and his wife, Cheyenne Currall, at Martin Luther King Plaza on the Tampa campus. [MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times]
Steve Currall has been USF president for a year. He’s very busy.
[SEAN KRISTOFF-JONES | Tampa Bay Times]
A tribute to the Floridians taken by the coronavirus
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The Scrapbook: What life has been like during the coronavirus pandemic

NEWS

‘Dreamers’ face a new twist in their college studies: Justify status every year
Maylin Rodriguez- Ramos, 20, is a political science major at the University of South Florida, Tampa. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
Plans for towers on St. Pete’s Central Avenue moving forward despite pandemic
Renderings by Arquitectonica of the proposed Red Apple Group condo project in St. Petersburg. Courtesy of Arquitectonica [Courtesy of Arquitectonica]
185-acre brush fire in Hernando expected to burn overnight
‘We desperately need it': Florida lawmakers say Ron DeSantis should take Trump deal
Trump abruptly escorted from briefing after shooting near White House
1 dead, 6 rescued after gas explosion levels Baltimore homes
Two police bodycam videos in killing of George Floyd released
No federal relief leaves states, cities facing big deficits
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Bayshore crash trial reset for January amid pandemic delays
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SPORTS

Red Sox starter Martin Perez held the Rays scoreless in his most recent outing on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, at the Trop. Tampa Bay is 1-5 against left-handed starters this season. [STEVE NESIUS | AP]
What you need to know about Tuesday’s Rays-Red Sox game
Lightning defenseman Braydon Coburn (55), left, center Steven Stamkos (91), bottom center, and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) took one last look back at the 2019 playoffs following their Game 4 loss to Columbus. [DIRK SHADD | Times (2019)]
Lightning should embrace facing the ghosts of playoffs past
Astros starter Lance McCullers gives up his first hit of the game in the seventh and soon departs with a 6-0 lead, then Houston holds off the Giants for a 6-4 victory. [DAVID J. PHILLIP | AP]
Lance McCullers’ no-hit bid ends in seventh inning
The Rays' Kevin Kiermaier follows through on his two-run double during the seventh inning against the Red Sox on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Boston. [MICHAEL DWYER | AP]
Rays snap out of road funk, beat Red Sox 8-7 at Fenway Park
USF Bulls mascot 'Rocky the Bull", new USF football coach Jeff Scott, wife Sara and 4-year-old daughter Savannah pose for photos at his introductory news conference in December 2019. Sara Scott gave birth to the couple's second child, a son, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. [OCTAVIO JONES | Times]
USF football coach Jeff Scott, wife welcome second child
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Charlie Morton comes to the plate against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning at Tropicana Field on Aug. 4, 2020. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
Rays hopeful pitcher Charlie Morton’s injured-list stint will be short
Ronald Jones is catching on quick with Tom Brady
Bucs testing prototype mouth shields designed to mitigate on-field spread of coronavirus
How the Blue Jackets made it so far with so little
Fox Sports Sun will broadcast Lightning’s first-round games
Friday’s high school sports meeting to be live-streamed after all
Lightning’s shot at redemption more meaningful vs. Blue Jackets
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LIFE & CULTURE

Fashion for the pandemic? We asked the experts what to expect.
Fashion designer Elizabeth Carson Racker. [Courtesy of Elizabeth Carson Racker]
Tiki Docks opens in St. Petersburg’s Skyway Marina District
A watermelon margarita is served at Tiki Docks, now open in St. Petersburg's Maximo Marina. [HELEN FREUND | Tampa Bay Times]
Family of Tiger King’s Don Lewis files lawsuit against Carole Baskin and others
Busch Gardens, SeaWorld attendance drops 96 percent due to coronavirus
PBS will air special for kids on racism and give Ken Burns a channel
Here’s the winner of Charlie Crist’s Pinellas Homemade Mask contest
5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: Aug. 10-16
Live events for the week of Aug. 10-16
Virtual events for the week of Aug. 10-16
In Tampa, a fountain is all that’s left of a historic hospital. A developer wants to save it.
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