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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.
Cases
399,929
Deaths
12,911
Florida
Cases
14,747
Deaths
296

Last updated 7:52 a.m. April 8 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

Hernando County officials closed Alfred McKethan Park on Pine Island beginning Tuesday due to concerns over the coronavirus. That beach and the beach at Rogers Park in Hernando Beach are closed until further notice. [Karen Peterson]
Six more deaths in the Tampa Bay region as Florida coronavirus toll nears 300
A total of 14,747 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus as of the state’s Tuesday evening update.
Yesterday• Health
10 Tampa Bay restaurants that are now selling groceries and pantry items
Cru Cellars is selling pantry staples and grocery items along with wines and food to-go. [Courtesy of Cru Cellars]
These Tampa Bay restaurants are doing double-duty as grocery stores during the coronavirus pandemic.
Yesterday• Food
PolitiFact: Donald Trump wrong about COVID-19 testing on airplanes, trains
A car pulls to the curb of Departures at La Guardia airport during the coronavirus outbreak April 4 in the Queens borough of New York. New York is the coronavirus pandemic's U.S. epicenter. [FRANK FRANKLIN II | AP]
The federal government is screening certain passengers at 13 airports.
Yesterday• Health
Does coronavirus have you worried about money? You are not alone.
More Americans are dipping into their savings due to the coronavirus crisis. [Associated Press]
More than half of respondents to a recent survey had already dipped into their savings.
Yesterday• Business
This is tough. Need a smile?
A list of Tampa Bay businesses offering free food and drink to frontline coronavirus workers
Yesterday• Food
Tampa Bay hairstylists offer advice on what to do with your hair while staying at home
Yesterday• Health
Tampa Bay distilleries and breweries are making hand sanitizer. Here’s how they’re doing it.
Yesterday• Food
  1. Coronavirus canceled their baby shower, so family surprised them with a parade
    33 minutes ago• Health
    Family and friends of soon-to-be parents Angelina and Chris Leyva participate in a drive-by baby shower April 4 in Largo. [LUIS SANTANA | TIMES | Tampa Bay Times]
  2. They both survived COVID-19. So did their brand-new relationship.
    33 minutes ago• Health
    Moe Suliman and Destiny Ploof days after Suliman was released from the ICU due to the coronavirus. [Courtesy of Moe Suliman]
  3. Coronavirus in Florida latest: More Tampa Bay deaths, hurricane planning during pandemic, Medicaid debate recharged
    36 minutes ago• Health
    FILE - This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Health authorities are preparing for a possible pandemic as they work to contain a respiratory illness in China that's caused by a new virus. Governments are working to contain the virus by limiting travel, isolating sick people and keeping travelers returning from the affected region under quarantine to watch for symptoms. (CDC via AP, File) [AP]
  4. It’s Week 2 of remote learning. Are your kids overwhelmed?
    2 hours ago• Gradebook
    Dan Lafferty, a teacher with Florida Virtual School, is seen on Jill Rogier's laptop as they video conference in 2012. [CHRIS URSO | Times]
  5. Tampa nonprofit can’t meet ‘staggering’ demand for help with rent
    2 hours ago• Health
    Volunteers at Metropolitan Ministries campus in Tampa clean carts used to distribute food boxes to the needy in Tampa. [CHRISTOPHER O'DONNELL | Times]
  6. PolitiFact: No, Goodwill did not use the pandemic to fire all its employees. Some have been laid off.
    2 hours ago• Health
    The Goodwill 34th Street Superstore, 2550 34th St N, on Dec. 19, 2019, in St. Petersburg. [DIRK SHADD | Tampa Bay Times]
  7. Franca Panettone, 46, Hernando County’s first coronavirus death
    2 hours ago• Hernando
    Franca Panettone, 46, of Hernando County, became the first confirmed coronavirus-related death in that county. [Courtesy Maria Cain]
  8. Three tips for 2020 job hunters during the COVID-19 pandemic
    2 hours ago• Health
    Drivers pass a sign outside the Kimmins Contracting Corp., looking to hire employees Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. A record-high number of people applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs engulfed the United States in the face of a near-total economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) [CHRIS O'MEARA | AP]
  9. Eddie DeBartolo donates $2.65M for coronavirus treatment at Tampa General
    Yesterday• Health
    Eddie DeBartolo Jr. and his wife Candy, shown here at their foundation's Tampa gala in 2015, are helping Tampa General Hospital establish a unit dedicated to infectious diseases including COVID-19. [Times (2015)]
  10. Pinellas Juvenile Detention Center employee tests positive for coronavirus
    Yesterday• Health
    The shoes of inmates outside of the confinement rooms at the Department of Juvenile Justice Pinellas Regional Juvenile Detention Center (12/20/16). [SHADD, DIRK | Tampa Bay Times]

Información acerca del coronavirus en español

Uruguay: 128 ocupantes de crucero con coronavirus
Yesterday• CENTRO
El crucero australiano Greg Mortimer, al centro, es rodeado por dos buques de carga frente al puerto de Montevideo, Uruguay, el domingo 5 de abril de 2020. De 217 personas entre pasajeros y tripulantes sometidos a pruebas a bordo del crucero, 128 dieron positivos por coronavirus, según Aurora Expeditions, organizadora del viaje. (Foto AP/Matilde Campodónico) [MATILDE CAMPODONICO | AP]
Ecuador en crisis debido al coronavirus y las medidas en Perú entre otras noticias
1 hour ago• CENTRO
Familiares y personal del cementerio Jardines de la Esperanza esperan para enterrar a presuntas víctimas del nuevo coronavirus en ataúdes que las autoridades envolvieron en plástico en Guayaquil, Ecuador, el miércoles 1 de abril de 2020. En Guayaquil, la gente vive entre sus muertos en medio de la emergencia creada por la pandemia del COVID-19. (AP Foto/Andrea Aguilar) [ANDREA AGUILAR | AP]
Los procedimientos judiciales ahora se retrasaron hasta finales de mayo en Florida
Yesterday• CENTRO
El edificio de la Corte Suprema de Florida en Tallahassee.
Ecuador: aún hay cuerpos de víctimas del coronavirus sin retirar
Yesterday• CENTRO
Familiares y personal del cementerio Jardines de la Esperanza esperan para enterrar a presuntas víctimas del nuevo coronavirus en ataúdes que las autoridades envolvieron en plástico en Guayaquil, Ecuador, el miércoles 1 de abril de 2020. En Guayaquil, la gente vive entre sus muertos en medio de la emergencia creada por la pandemia del COVID-19. (AP Foto/Andrea Aguilar) [ANDREA AGUILAR | AP]
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