Sunshine State comfortably leads the nation in average daily cases, average daily hospitalizations, and average daily deaths, according to The New York Times. This isn’t just because of its large population. Florida also leads the nation in hospitalizations per capita, and trails on Louisiana and Mississippi in cases per capita and deaths per capita. Last week, the state reported more new cases and more deaths than at any other point during the pandemic. more
DeSantis is to COVID-19 what Tokyo Rose was to the Japanese Empire during World War II. He sounds like a human being, but he propagandizes 24/7 for the virus. Not sure what the pro-COVID lobby is paying him—or if he’s doing all this work pro bono—but it’s been clear for some time whose side he’s on, and it’s not yours. more
After a heated marathon meeting, Sarasota County school officials voted Friday night to require students to wear masks in schools, a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis that comes in a heavily Republican-leaning region of the state. more
