COVID In South Florida: Overall Amount Of Patients At Local Hospitals Increasing But ICU Number Remains Flat
COVID-19 is still spreading in South Florida. In Miami-Dade, more people are becoming sicker.
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COVID-19 is still spreading in South Florida. In Miami-Dade, more people are becoming sicker.
The Florida Education Association and other plaintiffs asked an appeals court Monday to reconsider a decision that backed Gov. Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran in a battle about reopening schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
While coronavirus positivity rates continue to trend upward in South Florida, health officials are issuing a warning to residents and visitors to adhere to safety precautions, especially with the holiday season quickly approaching.
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Miami-Dade County Public Schools have jumped to 212 cases and 106 in Broward.
The Florida Department of Health reported 581 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 additional deaths in Miami-Dade County on Monday.
Miami Beach Commissioner David Richardson announced Sunday he has tested positive for COVID.
The Florida Department of Health announced Sunday that there were 309 new cases reported in Miami-Dade, with seven new deaths. The county's overall totals are 181,942 cases and 3,612 deaths. The two-week positivity rate average was 4.32%.
The Florida Department of Health announced Saturday that there were 616 new cases reported in Miami-Dade, with 8 new deaths. The county's overall total is 181,633 cases and 3,605 deaths. The two-week positivity rate average was 4.78%.
Known as Disney Aspire, it was one of the most generous employer education programs in the country. Disney vowed to invest $150 million over five years to help lift workers out of poverty by fully funding their education. The program got started as the company reportedly saved at least $1.6 billion in the first year from the GOP corporate tax cuts.
Students at Florida Memorial University are no longer allowed to take in-person classes as the campus has reverted back to remote learning.
A longtime South Florida nurse received a breast cancer diagnosis earlier this year, and she says the coronavirus pandemic compounded her stress.
The Florida Department of Health reported 520 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 additional deaths in Miami-Dade County on Friday.
Florida has moved past New Jersey to have the fourth-highest number of COVID-19 deaths in the country, according to totals posted Thursday on a Johns Hopkins University website that tracks national and international data.
Florida reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in more than two months with another uptick in new infections Thursday, surging to 5,558 cases.
The Perez Art Museum Miami is on track to reopen to the public.
There won't be any ghouls and goblins running around the Village of Key Biscayne this Halloween.
First-time unemployment claims dropped last week in Florida as pressure builds on the state's hospitality and tourism industries amid the lingering impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Florida Department of Health reported 358 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 additional deaths in Miami-Dade County on Wednesday.
With reported COVID-19 deaths of Florida residents topping 16,000 this week, the state Department of Health said Wednesday that information about fatalities needs a "more rigorous review."
State agencies updated a variety of numbers Tuesday related to the coronavirus in Florida.
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Miami-Dade schools have jumped to 105 on Wednesday since students returned to the classroom for in-person learning.
Future COVID-19 vaccinations will be affordable and available, according to an industry official.
Appearing at a Jacksonville charter school, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran on Tuesday touted their efforts to reopen classrooms this fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The United States had 299,028 more deaths than expected between Jan. 26 and Oct. 3, with two out of three due to COVID-19, a new report released by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.
A veteran Miami-Dade public schools teacher is speaking out as coronavirus cases continue to rise as expected.
Alexander Vindman spoke to CBS Miami's Jim DeFede on Sunday's Facing South Florida now that he is running for U.S. Senate in Florida.
Pearce is facing charges of two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, as well as aggravated stalking and fleeing or eluding police with lights or siren.
The new restrictions, which took effect last week, prohibit people from carrying open containers and stop vendors from selling alcohol outdoors.
The NEXT Weather Team is monitoring an active wildfire in northwestern Broward County named the "Buggy Fire".
Breezy Johnson took the lead early on after flying down the mountain in 1:36.10. It is her first-ever Olympic medal.
Alexander Vindman spoke to CBS Miami's Jim DeFede on Sunday's Facing South Florida now that he is running for U.S. Senate in Florida.
Pearce is facing charges of two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, as well as aggravated stalking and fleeing or eluding police with lights or siren.
The new restrictions, which took effect last week, prohibit people from carrying open containers and stop vendors from selling alcohol outdoors.
The NEXT Weather Team is monitoring an active wildfire in northwestern Broward County named the "Buggy Fire".
Breezy Johnson took the lead early on after flying down the mountain in 1:36.10. It is her first-ever Olympic medal.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Skier Chris Lillis said he was "heartbroken about what's happened in the United States," while skater Amber Glenn said she "will not just be quiet."
If the June deadline is not met, the Trump administration will likely put pressure on both sides to meet it, Zelenskyy told reporters.
President Trump late Friday addressed a video posted to his social media account that included a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, telling reporters he didn't see the part that showed the former president and first lady.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
A judge ordered the U.S. to return three migrant families who were affected by President Trump's family separation policy in his first term and then deported in his second.
Alexander Vindman spoke to CBS Miami's Jim DeFede on Sunday's Facing South Florida now that he is running for U.S. Senate in Florida.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
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In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
The House's Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee approved the bill which also changes multiple laws and restrictions involving nursing homes, dental hygienists, and registered nurses.
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A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Reactions poured in when Bad Bunny was named Super Bowl halftime headliner, with some praising and others criticizing the choice.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
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