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Florida News That Impacts You – June 28th, 2021
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the some of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you in South Florida.
- Surfside has hired the preeminent structural engineering expert in the country to investigate the cause of the Champlain Towers South collapse. Allyn Kilsheimer has investigated the Pentagon after 9/11, the FIU pedestrian bridge collapse and the partial collapse at Charles de Gaulle Airport among other high-profile failures. As of this morning, 152 people remain unaccounted for with 9 confirmed dead.
- Florida’s weekly COVID-19 report showed new cases mostly held steady over the past week - with an average of 1,579 new daily cases. That’s about 100 daily cases higher than the prior week – though well below year ago totals when Florida was averaging over 4,000 cases per day. Related...
- 10.8 million Floridians, or 57% of Floridians 12 and older have now been vaccinated with at least a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. All South Florida counties maintain vaccination rates above the state average with Miami-Dade at 70%, Broward – 64% and Palm Beach County – 61%. However...
- Nearly 10% of Floridians who’ve accepted a first dose of a Moderna or Pfizer vaccine are now late for their scheduled second doses.
- SeaWorld is among the companies offering bonuses to new employees as they look to add 600 employees this summer. Positions start at a minimum of $14.75 per hour and hiring bonuses are $1,000.