Florida News That Impacts You – June 1st, 2021
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the some of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you in South Florida.
- Florida ended last week with the lowest weekly trend of new COVID-19 cases in nearly a year. The average of 2,280 new daily cases, is the lowest weekly trend total since June 17th of last year. Related...
- Florida’s weekly filings for unemployment benefits reached pre-pandemic levels last week. 8,864 Floridians filed for unemployment last week, the first weekly total below 10,000 since the onset of the pandemic and the best total since March 14th - the final week before lockdowns began in Florida. Additionally, there are widespread reports of an increase in job searches for those on unemployment on back of Florida’s decision to end the extending of federal unemployment benefits later this month.
- According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, more manatees have died this year than all of last year. FWC says 738 manatee deaths have been recorded compared to 637 in 2020. The highest annual total was 804 in 2018. The top reason cited for deaths is the loss of seagrass due to polluted waterways.
- According to AAA, Memorial Day weekend travel rose 60% over a year ago and Florida was the top destination in the country for those who traveled 50 miles or more from home. Orlando was the top overall destination. Total travel was 87% of 2019’s record total.
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