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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
Yesterday's total
Cases
31,753,960
67,933
Deaths
567,966
477
Florida total
Since Monday
Cases
2,178,783
5,645
Deaths
35,209
67

Last updated 2:28 p.m. April 20. 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. Delayed Florida State Fair opens Thursday: What to know before you go
    2 hours ago• Life & Culture
    People walk along food booths at the Florida State Fair in 2020. The fair returns for a 12-day run April 22-May 2.
  2. EU links Johnon & Johnson coronavirus shot to rare blood clots, says odds favor use
    Yesterday• Health
    In this April 13 photo, a box of Johnson & Johnson vaccines are shown by pharmacist Zsolt Szenasi at a warehouse of Hungaropharma, a Hungarian pharmaceutical wholesale company, in Budapest, Hungary. Experts at the European Medicines Agency are preparing to present the conclusions of their investigation later on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, into possible links between the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and very rare cases of unusual clotting disorders detected in the U.S.
  5. Pinellas schools eye move to optional masks for summer classes
    Yesterday• Education
    A student is pictured holding her mask at St. Petersburg High on the first day of classes in August. Pinellas County school officials say they want to continue the mask mandate through the end of the school year, but might try making them voluntary for summer classes.
  6. Florida adds 5,645 coronavirus cases, 67 deaths Tuesday
    Yesterday• Health
    Florida’s positivity rate was about 10.5 percent Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
  7. Tampa Greyhound Track vaccine site to resume offering first-dose shots
    Yesterday• Health
    People enter a tent at the federally-run vaccination site at the Tampa Greyhound Track on April 5, the first day the vaccine eligibility age dropped to 16 and up.
  8. Florida adds 4,237 coronavirus cases, 33 deaths Monday
    Yesterday• Health
    Florida recorded more than 4,000 coronavirus cases Monday
  9. Billions has been spent on U.S. coronavirus fight. But what happens next?
    Yesterday• Health
    Dr. Mysheika W. Roberts, the health commissioner for Columbus Public Health, poses for a portrait in Columbus, Ohio. Public health officials who have juggled bare-bones budgets for years are happy to have the additional money prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet they worry it will soon dry up as the pandemic recedes.
  10. Florida adds 6,834 coronavirus cases, 35 deaths Sunday
    Apr. 18• Health
    Florida recorded more than 6,000 coronavirus cases Sunday
  11. Fauci expects J&J vaccine to resume after CDC meeting Friday
    Apr. 18• Health
    Dr. Anthony Fauci, in a series of news show interviews, said he expects a decision when advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meet Friday.
  12. Florida adds 6,323 coronavirus cases, 74 deaths Saturday
    Apr. 17• Health
    Florida’s positivity rate was about 10.3 percent Saturday, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Información acerca del coronavirus en español

Restaurantes están recibiendo $ 28 mil millones en ayuda federal. Le indicamos cómo solicitarlo.
Yesterday• CENTRO
Los restaurantes a lo largo de Beach Drive en el centro de St Pete estaban tranquilos y vacíos en marzo de 2020, durante los primeros días de la pandemia de coronavirus. Los restaurantes, bares y otras empresas de alimentos que fueron golpeados por la pandemia pronto serán elegibles para solicitar hasta $ 10 millones en ayuda federal a través del Fondo de Revitalización de Restaurantes, un tramo de ayuda de $ 28.6 mil millones aprobado como parte del Plan de Rescate Estadounidense.
Stanford comienza a probar la vacuna COVID-19 de Pfizer en niños de hasta 2 años
Yesterday• CENTRO
La enfermera practicante Paula Joseph, de Tampa, extrae una dosis de la vacuna Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mientras administra las vacunas el jueves 15 de abril en una Iglesia en Tampa. Los investigadores de Stanford Medicine comenzaron a administrar dosis a niños en el grupo de tierna edad como parte de un ensayo más grande de tres fases de la vacuna COVID-19 de Pfizer-BioNech que finalmente incluirá a niños de 6 meses a 12 años.
Aprender a fluir
Apr. 15• CENTRO
Personas con máscaras faciales como precaución contra el COVID-19 caminan debajo de los cerezos en flor a lo largo de Columbus Boulevard en Filadelfia. (AP Photo / Matt Rourke).
Recibí la vacuna de Johnson & Johnson. ¿Voy a estar bien?
Apr. 15• CENTRO
LA vacuna de una dosis de Johnson& Johnson está suspendida por el momento.
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