According to the latest data from Florida, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, on average, fewer than 11 new deaths per hour in Florida. Miami Herald.
In the past week, the Sunshine State saw an average of 262 new COVID-19 deaths per day, which is equivalent to approximately 10.92 deaths per hour. Herald Reported on Monday.
On Monday, Florida reported a total of 902 new COVID-19 deaths. All but 8 deaths occurred after August 2. HeraldSince the beginning of the pandemic, the state has now recorded 44,553 deaths and more than 3 million cases.
Since cases started to increase early in the summer, Florida has seen high cases, partly because of the highly contagious Delta variant.
According to data kept by Johns Hopkins University, the average number of new cases and deaths in the state has reached the highest 7 days since the pandemic began. On Sunday, the average seven-day number of new cases in the state was 37,940.
54% of the state’s total population has been vaccinated against the virus.
Florida is not the only state reporting a high number of COVID-19 cases and deaths caused by the Delta variant. The United States reported an average of 156,886 new cases every day on Sunday, which is the highest average in the country since January.
Florida finds itself at the center of the debate about whether the Republican governor should allow schools to require students and teachers to wear masks Ron DeSantis‘School districts are forbidden to compulsorily require wearing masks.
The executive order is Overthrown last week Written by Leon County Circuit Court Judge John C. Cooper (John C. Cooper), he ruled DeSantis ultra vires.
DeSantis and other opponents of wearing masks believe that wearing masks would violate a new Florida law-the Parental Rights Act-which gives parents complete control and can make health-related decisions for their children. But Cooper pointed out that the law has immunity when it involves protecting public health.
Prior to Cooper’s ruling, several school districts in the state ignored DeSantis’ order and mandated the wearing of masks.
On Monday, DeSantis promised to appeal the ruling, saying that the school’s mandatory wearing of masks “basically deprived parents of the right to make this decision.”
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“Obviously this is problematic,” DeSantis said. “We will get it back eventually.”
Also on Monday, the Biden administration announced that it would investigate five states that ban wearing masks-Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah. It will not investigate states where the ban has been overturned, including Florida.
Data released in early August found that about a quarter of new COVID-19 infections in Florida People who are 19 years of age or younger.
Weekly newspaper Contacted Governor DeSantis’ office on Monday night for comments, but did not receive a timely response. This story will be updated with any response.
