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Coronavirus in Florida

As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into its second year, read the latest on the coronavirus, its variants and the vaccines as well as helpful tips from safety to economic relief and more.

U.S. total
Cases
48,948,587
Deaths
787,368
Florida total
Cases
3,697,523
Deaths
61,701

Last updated 5:47 p.m. Dec. 3. Florida totals are updated weekly on Fridays. State totals include in-state residents and non-residents who tested positive while visiting the state. Source: Johns Hopkins and Florida Department of Health

  1. COVID cases spike even as US reaches vaccine milestone
    Yesterday• Health
    Leanna Arcila, 7, is licked by Watson, a therapy dog with the Pawtucket police department, as she receives her COVID-19 vaccination on Tuesday from Dr. Eugenio Fernandez at Nathanael Greene Elementary School in Pawtucket, R.I. Even as the U.S. reaches a COVID-19 milestone of roughly 200 million fully-vaccinated people, infections and hospitalizations are spiking, including in highly-vaccinated pockets of the country like New England.
  2. Travel insurance spikes as omicron fuels cancellation fears
    Yesterday• Business
    A plane taxis to the gate, as another flight departs Tampa International Airport Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 in Tampa.
  5. Hospitals refused to give patients ivermectin, political pressure followed
    Yesterday• Health
    Ivermectin is approved to treat parasites in animals, and low doses of the drug are approved to treat worms, head lice and certain skin conditions in humans. But the Food and Drug Administration has not authorized the drug to treat covid.
  6. Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron
    Yesterday• Health
    Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is transferred into a syringe earlier this month at a mobile vaccination clinic in Worcester, Mass. Pfizer said Wednesday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine may protect against the new omicron variant.
  7. First omicron COVID cases detected in Florida, one at a Tampa VA hospital
    Yesterday• Health
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, addresses an audience during a Tuesday news conference in Oldsmar as state Rep. Chris Latvala, in background on right, looks on at R E Olds Park, 107 Shore Dr. W.
  8. Is it time to change the definition of ‘fully vaccinated?’
    Yesterday• Health
    A man walks off a vaccination bus at a mobile vaccine clinic in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 6. As COVID science evolves, "we will look at whether we need to update our definition of ‘fully vaccinated,’ ” said the CDC’s director, Rochelle Walensky.
  9. New York City to impose COVID vaccine mandate on private sector employers
    Dec. 6• Health
    New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a virtual news conference last week.
  10. EXPLAINER: What are the COVID-19 rules for travelers entering the US?
    Dec. 6• Health
    A COVID-19 test center operates inside the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport on Dec. 1 in Los Angeles.
  11. Contact tracing revs up in some states as omicron reaches United States
    Dec. 4• Health
    Contact tracer Alejandra Camarillo works in June at a Harris County Public Health facility in Houston.
  12. US drugstores squeezed by vaccine demand, staff shortages
    Dec. 4• Health
    A sign is posted outside a CVS pharmacy on Thursday in Indianapolis. A rush of vaccine-seeking customers and staff shortages are squeezing drugstores around the country. That has led to frazzled workers and even temporary pharmacy closures.

Información acerca del coronavirus en español

La pregunta que nunca debe faltar
Yesterday• CENTRO
Leanna Arcila, 7, y el perro terapia Watson, mientras la niña recibe una vacuna COVID-19 del Dr. Eugenio Fernandez en Pawtucket, R.I.
¿Cuáles son las reglas para los viajeros que ingresan a los EEUU?
Dec. 6• CENTRO
Un centro de pruebas COVID-19 opera dentro de la Terminal Internacional Tom Bradley en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles el 1 de diciembre de 2021, en Los Ángeles.
Discipando mitos y vacunando a los niños en Wimauma
Dec. 1• CENTRO
La familia Javier, Marivel, Rob, y sus hijos Christalee, 7, y Christian, 8 durante un evento de vacunación organizado por Enterprising Latinas en Wimauma Opportunity Center en noviembre.
¿Qué tan graves son los efectos secundarios del refuerzo de COVID?
Nov. 30• CENTRO
Yolanda Urso, de 54 años, recibe una inyección de refuerzo de la vacuna Moderna COVID-19 el 10 de noviembre en Palm Harbor.
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