Sources: The Guardian
Florida has reported more than 10,000 cases of the Lineage B.1.1.7, Lineage P.1, and Lineage B.1.351 variants since spring break. 2021-05-9
Governor Ron DeSantis issues an executive order banning the state from issuing vaccine passports. 2021-04-2
Florida surpasses two million cases of COVID-19, becoming the third U.S. state to do so after California and Texas. 2021-03-20
Florida reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa. 2021-03-1
Florida reports their first case of the Brazil variant of SARS-CoV-2, making it the fourth state to do so after Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Maryland. 2021-02-19
Florida surpasses 300 cases of the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2. 2021-02-10
U.S. Senator Rick Scott of Florida tests positive for COVID-19. He is expected to continue working from his house in Naples. 2020-11-20
Florida surpasses New York, once the epicenter of the pandemic, to hold the second highest number of COVID-19 cases in the United States, with a total 414,511 confirmed cases. 2020-07-25
Four hundred United States National Guard and Air National Guard personnel are activated in six states to help contain the coronavirus: Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, New York, Rhode Island and Washington. 2020-03-13