A colossal freshwater fish that can reach up to 10 feet in length has mysteriously washed up on a shoreline in Florida. The arapaima is a predatory fish native to the Amazon, but one was found dead on the shore of Jaycee Park in Cape Coral. That’s a long, long way from the Amazon river …
The Covid-19 vaccine rollout in the United States has left a lot to be desired, and it hasn’t happened nearly as fast as everyone had hoped. Desperate to get the vaccine sooner rather than later, a pair of Florida residents dressed up as elderly women in an attempt to trick vaccination site employees into administering …
Florida managed to get its novel coronavirus infection rate under control after spiking in July, but the state has seen a 13% increase in the last week. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order at the end of September allowing all bars and restaurants in the state to reopen at 100% capacity. Public health …
A Florida Lottery winner was supposed to receive $1,000, but is now left with nothing. The winning ticket was sent via certified mail but got caught up in the post office and has not yet been found. The last tracking data for the envelope shows it arriving at the post office before disappearing. 2020 has …
Florida coronavirus cases are on the rise again and are expected to spike even further in the coming days, now that the state has removed restrictions on the operation of bars and restaurants. People were seen packed into bars and restaurants across Florida in recent days, many without masks and not social-distancing, following an order …
Florida has reported just under 9,000 new COVID-19 cases among children over the last 15 days as schools across the state reopen and resume in-person classes. In the 15-day period before August 9th, just under 8,600 children below the age of 18 tested positive for COVID-19, which means the infection rate is increasing. Florida’s Department …
A whopping 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes will be set free along the Florida Keys starting in 2021. The insects are designed to hinder the reproduction of female mosquitoes that bite and spread disease. The company behind the bugs, Oxitec, also has plans to release modified mosquitoes in Texas beginning next year. It might sound …
One Florida school district has already been forced to quarantine more than 300 students and teachers due to potential exposure to the novel coronavirus — schools had been open for just one week. The school district’s superintendent blames parents for sending their kids to school before their COVID-19 test results came back. The district also …
A Florida health official says that “Miami is now the epicenter of the pandemic.” Over 64,000 positive coronavirus cases have been reported in Miami-Dade County since the pandemic began, and hospitals are filling up all across the county. On Tuesday, Florida’s Department of Health confirmed that 132 people in Florida had died of COVID-19 in …
Coronavirus update: Florida recorded a record 15,300 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, which is the most reported in a single day by one state since the pandemic began. Meanwhile, anti-mask activists gathered for a protest against mask requirements as a grilled cheese bar in Windermere, Florida on Saturday, a day before the record was announced. …
