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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
Since June 12
Cases
33,457,407
8,207
Deaths
599,664
192
Florida total
June 4-10
Cases
2,300,786
12,157
Deaths
37,265
280

Last updated 8:44 a.m. June 13. 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

  1. Florida added 12,157 coronavirus cases, 280 deaths in the past week
    Yesterday• Health
    Florida's weekly coronavirus numbers.
  2. U.S. deaths from heart disease, diabetes climbed amid coronavirus
    Jun. 11• Health
    In this March 30, 2020 photo, a worker moves items at a Federal Medical Station for hospital surge capacity set up at Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early June, the U.S. saw remarkable increases in the death rates for heart disease, diabetes and some other common killers in 2020. And experts believe a main reason may be that many people who suffered dangerous symptoms made the lethal mistake of staying away from the hospital for fear of catching the coronavirus.
  5. Focus in COVID-19 fight shifts to unvaccinated adolescents
    Jun. 10• Health
    The COVID-19 vaccine at the Center for Health Equity, 2333 34th St. S, on Monday, April 5, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
  6. There’s a 4-hour wait for new Jurassic coaster at Universal, better than some new rides
    Jun. 10• Theme Parks
    The new VelociCoaster ride opened Thursday.
  7. Universal Orlando opens VelociCoaster, the first new post-pandemic attraction in Florida
    Jun. 9• Theme Parks
    The new VelociCoaster ride at Universal Orlando.
  8. Pasco schools, health department will offer vaccines to children 12 and older
    Jun. 8• Education
    Syringes filled with doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are administered last week in Washington state. Pasco County schools are offering doses of the Pfizer vaccine to kids 12 and older this summer at six high schools.
  9. Hillsborough schools end mask mandate, eLearning program
    Jun. 4• Education
    Zachary Ashcroft, 16, wears a Mickey Mouse mask Aug. 31, 2020, on the first day of school last year for Hillsborough County students, at Hillsborough High School.
  10. Tickets to this St. Petersburg concert are $18 for vaccinated, nearly $1,000 for unvaccinated
    May 28• Music
    You will have to get your final shot by June 12 for the June 26 show in St. Petersburg.
  11. Florida woman’s pandemic journey takes her from dishwasher to political activist
    May 28• Health
    Steve Daniel, 67, who has Alzheimer's, looks at his wife Mary Daniel, 58, while they walk to his room at Rosecastle at Deerwood, an assisted living facility in Jacksonville, during her nightly visit on Thursday, May 20, 2021.
  12. Why did the federal guidance on mask-wearing change so quickly?
    May 25• Health
    Pedestrians wearing masks out of concern for the coronavirus walk in the Harvard Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Mass., on Sunday.

Información acerca del coronavirus en español

Escuelas de Hillsborough terminan el mandato de máscaras y aprendizaje a distancia
Jun. 10• CENTRO
Zachary Ashcroft, de 16 años, usa una máscara de Mickey Mouse. Los funcionarios explicaron que la amplia disponibilidad de vacunas influyó en su decisión.
Escuelas de Hillsborough y Pinellas ofrecen vacunas para niños de 12 años en adelante
Jun. 8• CENTRO
Enfermera preparando una dosisi de la vacuna Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19.
Vacunas, ideología y varias preguntas candentes
Jun. 7• CENTRO
Matthew Dickens, de 21 años, a la izquierda, de St. Petersburg, recibe la vacuna de la enfermera Arlene Keys, en el sitio de vacunación de Central Pinellas, 1197 East Bay en Largo. “Rápido y fácil Apenas lo sentí ”, dijo Dickens. "
La USF y otras universidades estatales volverán a los niveles anteriores al COVID en verano
May 14• CENTRO
Los estudiantes caminan por el campus de Tampa de la Universidad del Sur de Florida en septiembre, cerca del comienzo de un año escolar que será recordado por sus restricciones contra la pandemia. Las autoridades universitarias dijeron el jueves que esas restricciones se levantarán a partir de finales de junio. [ MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | CENTRO Tampa ]
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