News Service of Florida

Florida has had at least 905 manatee deaths this year, already exceeding the previous annual record of 830 deaths in 2013.

During the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the cost to protect DeSantis, the first family and the governor’s mansion was a similar $4.78 million.

Former President Donald Trump received the experimental treatment in October after being hospitalized with COVID-19.

Floridians for Housing has raised $13 million, with the money coming from the group Florida Realtors and the National Association of Realtors.

Sabatini has sponsored the campus-carry proposal the past three years but has not been able to pass it.

MIS-C can occur weeks after COVID-19 and even if children or their families did not know the children had COVID-19.

Because of its growth over the past decade, the number of Florida congressional districts will increase from 27 to 28.

Meanwhile, hospitals reported that patients who had tested positive for COVID-19 filled 15,449 inpatient hospital beds on Wednesday.

The AARP report showed that Florida lagged in vaccinating nursing home residents, with 73 percent of residents considered fully vaccinated.

Meanwhile, 41 hospitals across the state reported to the federal government that they had critical staffing shortages Wednesday morning.

The statewide vaccination rate for children between 24 and 35 months old who rely on county health departments was 79.3 percent in 2021, a drop from 93.4.

That means passengers age 12 and older must complete a health questionnaire before boarding, with separate protocols onboard for people who are unvaccinated.

Also, the numbers of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units also are increasing.

DeSantis’ spokeswoman Christina Pushaw said that districts requiring a doctor’s note for students to be excused from wearing a mask are not following the governor’s order.

The proposal would upgrade the status of manatees under the Endangered Species Act from “threatened,” offering more protections.

The cruise industry shut down after high-profile outbreaks of COVID-19 early in the pandemic.

Tampa Electric President and CEO Archie Collins called the settlement “fair and amicable.”

DeSantis would not say Thursday whether he would ban hospitals from requiring staff to get vaccinated but made clear he’s not a fan of the idea.

The total is up from an estimated Medicaid enrollment of 4.524 million people for the recently completed 2020-2021 fiscal year.