Lawmakers react to FOX 35 Investigation that finds discrepancies in COVID-19 positive case numbers

FOX 35 is taking a closer look at coronavirus numbers. We found some discrepancies in data being reported by private labs and compiled by Florida health officials regarding positivity percentage rates. Now, lawmakers are responding.

Florida prisons grapple with COVID-19 hitting workers

In total, 885 corrections workers --- including probation officers, corrections officers, nurses, food service workers, administrative staff and other personnel --- were known to have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Tuesday.

Race for COVID-19 vaccine comes to Orlando
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Researchers say the first coronavirus vaccine being tested in the United States has show successful results. Now, life-saving research is happening in Central Florida as an Orlando lab will be participating in the race for a vaccine.

Florida sets new record for COVID-19 deaths in single day
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Florida set a record for the most coronavirus deaths reported in a single day. The Centers for Disease Control is saying the U.S. could end the coronavirus pandemic if everyone wore a face mask.

Digging deeper into COVID-19 numbers
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FOX 35 is taking a closer look at coronavirus numbers. We found some discrepancies in data being reported by private labs and compiled by Florida health officials regarding positivity percentage rates. Now, lawmakers are responding.

Feds push for school to reopen as local districts finalize plans
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A number of school districts in Central Florida are finalizing reopening plans and dates. Meanwhile, federal officials say schools can reopen, but hotspots such as Florida should take special precautions and yield to local leadership.

State suspends bar's liquor license
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A Brevard County bar has had its alcohol license pulled by the state, accused of continuing to sell liquor for on-site consumption.

Seminole County Public Schools finalizing fall plans
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Seminole County school officials are meeting to finalize a plan for return to instruction for the fall.

Brevard County Public Schools finalizing fall plans
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Brevard County school officials are meeting to discuss a return to instruction in the fall. Teachers gathered to protest the return to the classroom and the fact that there is not a mask requirement. Officials are considering delaying the return to instruction by a week to mid-August.

Orange County Public Schools finalizing fall plans
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Orange County is finalizing plans for returning to class instruction this fall. The school board is considering a vote to delay the start of school by two weeks to late August.

Governor holds roundtable with mayors
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Florida set a new record on Tuesday for the number of coronavirus deaths. Gov. Ron DeSantis held a roundtable with Florida mayors while making a stop in Miami saying the crisis must be addressed in a non-partisan manner.

In another blow to ‘herd immunity,’ study shows decline of COVID-19 antibodies after a few weeks

A study published on July 11 by researchers at King’s College London found that antibodies detected in the human body which fight the coronavirus declined after just a few weeks, leaving the possibility of herd immunity out of the question.