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State health officials reported 186 new coronavirus-related deaths, Tuesday, setting a new record high for the number of deaths reported in a single day.Yesterday's deaths bring Florida's statewide death toll from the virus to 6,117 fatalities.2,760 deaths, or 45% of Florida's total COVID fatalities have been among staff and residents of long-term care facilities. Even so, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he's considering a possible relaxation of the state's ban on visitation to long-term care facilities like nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Oil exploration firms are crossing paths trying to get permits to drill test wells in the greater Florida Everglades watershed, despite accusations that one of the firms, Burnett Oil Co., has left behind miles of scars in the environmentally-sensitive land during previous efforts. Trend Exploration of North Fort Myers, another firm that wants to drill for oil in Collier County, is challenging a November decision by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to deny it a permit the company sought to drill an exploratory well to seek oil reserves. Florida Division of Administrative Hearings Judge Francine Ffolkes is scheduled to hear Trend Exploration’s appeal.

With the exception of June 8, the number of new coronavirus cases reported by state health officials each day has topped one thousand people since June 3; That was the case again, Tuesday, as the Florida Department of Health reported 1,096 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 66,000.

Lee County plans to keep beaches open over the July 4 weekend.

State health officials reported 3,220 new cases of COVID-19, Wednesday, increasing Florida's total to 608,722 cases. The Florida Department of Health also reported 153 new coronavirus related deaths, Aug. 26, bringing the statewide death toll to 10,872 fatalities.Wednesday marked the fourth consecutive day health officials reported fewer than 4,000 new cases of the virus in a day. The last time reported new cases were that low was June 16-19.

Wood storks are nesting again at the National Audubon Society’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Collier County for the first time since 2014. That is the…

State health officials reported 738 new COVID-19 cases, Monday, marking Florida's lowest single-day increase in cases since June 2.There now have been a total of 701,302 confirmed cases of the virus in the state.The Florida Department of Health also reported just five new coronavirus-related deaths, Sept. 28, increasing the statewide death toll to 14,207 fatalities.

Florida faced 32 active wildfires Monday, as dry conditions in parts of the state continued to pose a threat for blazes.

There are four contested circuit judge seats on the ballot on August 14. All voters in the five-county judicial circuit can vote for each race, no matter…

Among its 21 counties, power has been restored to 1.8 million customers or 83 percent of FPL’s range.