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ALLAHASSEE - The number of Florida resident deaths linked to COVID-19 this year is nearing 5,500, according to data posted on the state Department of Health website.

Meanwhile, cases are the lowest since the pandemic began in 2020.

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Dengue fever reported in Florida, California county takes counter-measures against its dengue

Mon, 2024-10-28 18:34 — mike kraft

Dengue Fever cases reported in Florida after Hurricane Milton Cases of the mosquito-borne illness Dengue Fever are popping up in Florida's Tampa Bay region weeks after Hurricane Milton left standing water across the state. Emilee Speck Fox Weather

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Analysis: GAO report on school spending using COVID aid program; Post pandemic achievement gap in Florida schools

Fri, 2024-10-25 11:10 — mike kraft

GAO report shows how US schools spent pandemic relief funds, including on better ventilation A new report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) concludes that, by the end of the 2021-22 school year, US school districts had spent about $60 billion in federal COVID-19 emergency aid through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund. CIDRAP

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Helene and Milton hurricanes are both likely to be $50 billion disasters, becoming among most costly storms

Thu, 2024-10-17 10:20 — mike kraft

Helene and Milton are both likely to be $50 billion disasters, joining ranks of most costly storms Monstrous hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages are still being added up, but experts in economics, insurance and risk say they are likely to be in the pantheon of super-costly $50 billion disasters. AP News

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North Carolina hurricane update:81 still missing; why many may not take federal buyouts to move

Thu, 2024-10-17 10:11 — mike kraft

81 people still missing in North Carolina, Helene now third deadliest mainland U.S. hurricane since 1950 Nearly three weeks after Hurricane “Helene” made landfall, North Carolina is still searching for 81 missing people amid mounting fatalities, with over 131 deaths reported in the state as of October 16. TW The Watchers

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FEMA resumes door- to- door outreach in North Carolina after threat suspect arrested

Tue, 2024-10-15 09:12 — mike kraft

What we know about the FEMA efforts in western North Carolina | CNN The Federal Emergency Management Agency has resumed neighborhood outreaches in some parts of areas afflicted by Hurricane Helene, and one man has been arrested and accused of making a threat. Steve Almasy CNN

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Amid reports of militia involvement, the agency told CNN it was the subject of several threats and the alleged threat from the man later arrested was the main one it was aware of when it decided to pull back on outreach.

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