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Coronavirus in Florida

Coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the Tampa Bay area and across the state. Read the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic as well as helpful tips, FAQ, event cancellations and more.

U.S. total
New today
Cases
1,872,660
+103
Deaths
108,211
+13
Florida total
Since Wednesday
Cases
60,183
+1,419
Deaths
2,691
+41

Last updated 6:54 a.m. June 5 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

The Scrapbook: What life has been like during the coronavirus pandemic
May 26• Long Reads
[LISA MERKLIN | Tampa Bay Times]
The Scrapbook: The things that gave us hope
May 28• Health
[LISA MERKLIN | Tampa Bay Times]
The Scrapbook: Strange sights from our surreal new world
May 28• Health
[LISA MERKLIN | Tampa Bay Times]
The Scrapbook: Grappling with ever-present loss
May 28• Health
[LISA MERKLIN | Tampa Bay Times]
  1. US unemployment drops unexpectedly to a still-high 13.3%
    56 minutes ago• Health
    In this photo taken Thursday, June 4, 2020, a customer walks out of a U.S. Post Office branch and under a banner advertising a job opening, in Seattle. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 13.3% in May, and 2.5 million jobs were added. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) [ELAINE THOMPSON | AP]
  2. Who gets to decide if a student repeats a grade?
    4 hours ago• Gradebook
    Gov. Ron DeSantis announces on April 18 that schools should remain closed through the rest of the spring session. [The Florida Channel]
  5. One in five Florida nursing homes tell feds: We hardly have any gowns, masks
    5 hours ago• Health
    Sunstar employees walk gurneys into a wing of St. Mark Village nursing home in Palm Harbor on April 20 to evacuate residents who tested positive for COVID-19. [CHRIS URSO | Times]
  6. Coronavirus in Florida podcast: Tampa Bay restaurants brace for an uncertain summer
    Earlier today• Health
    On this show, we'll talk to experts and reporters, share the facts behind the spread of the virus and discuss what could happen next. [Eli Zhang]
  7. Faith in herbal remedies fuels growth of Latino botanicas. Coronavirus accelerates it.
    Earlier today• Health
    Maura Hernandez, owner of Botanica Babbalu Aye, opened her business on West Columbus Drive almost five years ago. Federal health officials warn against shopping at botanicas for remedies to ward off coronavirus from botanicas, but customers and experts on Latino culture aren't worried. [JUAN CARLOS CHAVEZ | Times]
  8. Players reaffirm pay stance, leaves wide gap with Major League Baseball owners
    Earlier today• Rays
    “The league’s demand for additional concessions was resoundingly rejected," Major League Baseball Players Association boss Tony Clark, shown here in 2017, said on Thursday, June 4, 2020. [MORRY GASH | AP]
  9. Got questions about Florida’s Phase 2 reopening? We’ve got answers.
    Yesterday• Health
    This is what Phase 1 looked like. We have no idea what Phase 2, which begins Friday, will look like. [LUIS SANTANA | Times]
  10. Study on safety of malaria drugs for coronavirus retracted
    Yesterday• Health
    In this April 6, 2020 file photo, a pharmacist holds a bottle of the drug hydroxychloroquine in Oakland, Calif. [BEN MARGOT | AP]
  11. Florida universities should cancel in-person commencements this summer, officials say
    Yesterday• Education
    Students at the University of South Florida attend commencement ceremonies in a time before the coronavirus. This year's spring commencement, already delayed by the virus' spread, was canceled yet again on Thursday at the direction of the State University System. [Times (2018)]
  12. See pictures of coronavirus and protests impact from around the world
    Yesterday• Health
    Utah National Guard soldiers stand on a police line as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd, Thursday, June 4, 2020, near the White House in Washington. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. [ALEX BRANDON | AP]

Información acerca del coronavirus en español

Olímpicos de Tokio aplazados podrían ser más pequeños y sencillos
Yesterday• CENTRO
Los Anillos Olímpicos en una balsa a la bahía de Tokio, viernes 17 de enero de 2020. (AP Foto/Jae C. Hong) [JAE C. HONG | AP]
Ellos no reciben el dinero de estímulo económico
Yesterday• CENTRO
Antes de la pandemia, Patricia Chirinos, de 53 años, trabajaba a tiempo completo limpiando y pintando casas. Chirinos dejó Honduras en 2004. No recibió un cheque de estímulo porque, como inmigrante indocumentada, presenta impuestos con un número de identificación de contribuyente [JUAN CARLOS CHAVEZ | Times]
Inundaciones en El Salvador; reaperturas en plena pandemia y otras noticias de Nuestra América
Jun. 2• CENTRO
Un hombre busca rescatar algunas de sus pertenencias de lo que algún día fue su hogar, destruido por las aguas del río Acelhuate, en la comunidad de Nuevo Israel de San Salvador, El Salvador, el domingo 31 de mayo de 2020. Las lluvias asociadas a una tormenta tropical ocasionaron la muerte de al menos 11 personas y destrozos en el país centroamericano. (Foto AP/Salvador Meléndez) [SALVADOR MELENDEZ | AP]
La Tropicana Cafe en Ybor otra víctima de la pandemia
Jun. 2• CENTRO
La tropicana cierra sus puertas. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
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