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Florida reported just more than 1,700 new cases of the Chinese coronavirus on Monday, representing the lowest number of daily cases reported in three months.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) indicated that the state is nearing a decision on reopening bars, which have been shuttered for months, stating during a Thursday roundtable discussion that officials “really want to get to ‘yes'” and that there should be “no turning back.”

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he will lift the state’s ban on visiting nursing homes that has cut off vulnerable seniors from family since mid-March over fears of spreading the new coronavirus.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) promised Floridians during Monday’s press briefing that “we will never do any of these lockdowns again.”

Florida’s hospital bed availability has grown over the course of the last week as the state nears 500,000 cumulative cases statewide, according to data from the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) asked on Monday if Dr. Anthony Fauci will praise Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for having five times fewer coronavirus deaths in Florida than New York.

Florida reported the lowest single-day increase in cases of the novel coronavirus since June, reporting 4,752 additional cases on Monday.

Hospital capacity in Florida continues to remain steady, despite the addition of over 50,000 new COVID-19 cases over the span of five days, data from the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration shows.

Several deaths in Palm Beach County, one of the areas of Florida hit hardest by the Chinese coronavirus, have been wrongly attributed to the virus, a CBS12 News investigation revealed.

The majority of Floridians believe that people should be required to wear masks in public statewide, a Quinnipiac Poll released Thursday revealed.

Florida reported more than 21 percent in hospital bed availability statewide as of Thursday morning, despite the month-long surge in cases of the Chinese coronavirus, which has ushered the Sunshine State to the forefront of the national conversation.

Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) told FNC’s “Fox & Friends” he saw the current COVID-19 spike situations in some states as having a connection to seasons.

Central Florida doctors offered a glimmer of positivity during Tuesday briefing alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), stating that they have “seen a plateau” of the Chinese coronavirus.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has asked the Department of Health to investigate following emerging reports of individuals receiving positive test results for the Chinese coronavirus, despite never taking the test.

The nation’s second largest teachers union and its local affiliate filed a lawsuit Monday against Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to block his administration from reopening the state’s schools next month.

Cases of the Chinese coronavirus continue to rise in Florida, increasing thousands by the day and topping 360,000 cumulative cases on Monday. However, a closer look at the data shows that hospital capacity statewide has remained relatively steady over the last two weeks, despite the addition of 150,000-plus confirmed cases since early July.

The Republican National Committee (RNC), the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), and the Florida GOP won a federal court victory upholding Florida’s ban on ballot harvesting.

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Rep. Donna Shalala (D-FL) said she was “terrified” by the lack of leadership from President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said it would not overturn a federal appeals court’s decision that blocks some Florida felons from voting.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) continues to remain a media favorite, despite the fact that New York has seven times more coronavirus deaths than Florida, a state which has faced intense scrutiny from the establishment media for its handling of the pandemic.

Florida recorded its highest-ever single-day increase of Chinese coronavirus cases on Sunday for both the state and nation, reporting 15,300 new cases, followed by 12,624 cases on Monday. A closer look shows that three counties in South Florida account for nearly 43 percent of the state’s total number of cases.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Friday responded to remarks from Dr. Anthony Fauci — who recently said that states like Florida “opened up too quickly” — pointing out that there was “really no justification to not move forward” and reopen the state at the time.

Schools across the state of Florida have been ordered to reopen in August per an emergency order signed by Florida Department of Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran on Monday.

Florida’s coronavirus case fatality rate remains lower than several states led by Democrat governors, such as New York, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) outlined on Monday. He noted 10 percent of Florida’s population has been tested for the virus — a factor that may be considered when analyzing the Sunshine State’s recent spike in cases.

Orlando’s Disney World is planning a July 11 reopening amid rising coronavirus cases in Florida.

Florida’s Miami-Dade County is suspending indoor dining services at restaurants and closing gyms and certain entertainment venues as coronavirus cases continue to spike in the Sunshine State, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez (R) announced on Monday.

Florida surpassed 200,000 coronavirus cases over the weekend as critics have warned that the Sunshine State could quickly become the next New York, but a comparison of the death rate in each state tells a vastly different story.

The growing number of cases of the Chinese coronavirus in Florida has been largely among the younger demographic — the 18-35 age group — Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said on Thursday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed a bill into law Tuesday that will require a minor girl’s parents to consent to her abortion.

Florida Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed into law this week a statewide mandatory E-Verify law that will ban public employers from hiring illegal aliens over American citizens and legal immigrants. 

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said this week that Florida is “not going back” on reopening despite the rising number of cases of the Chinese coronavirus in the state.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) made it clear on Monday that he will not yield to critics demanding a statewide mask mandate.

Florida experienced a dip in coronavirus cases following a record-breaking weekend, reporting 5,266 new cases on Monday — down from 9,585 on Saturday and 8,530 on Sunday.

The St. Augustine City Commission voted unanimously on Friday to mandate that individuals wear masks in public, threatening a fine of up to $500 for those who violate the order.

In a Thursday interview on CNN’s “New Day,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) criticized how politicized the coronavirus has become and had a message for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in their ongoing feud.

Seema Verma, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), told Breitbart News exclusively that New York’s Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other Democrat governors originally issued guidance that contradicted federal guidelines for nursing homes.