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Florida News That Impacts You – July 21st, 2021
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the some of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you in South Florida.
- Florida’s classrooms were the safest place for grade school children during the 2020-2021 school year. My analysis of Florida’s final reporting of COVID-19 cases involving those attending K-12 schools during the school year revealed 3.7% of students attending classroom education during the year contracted COVID-19, compared to 5.4% of those who didn’t. Related...
- The University of South Florida has identified minors are the leading cause of Florida’s summer surge in cases. According to the University of South Florida, cases have risen by 84% among those 12-18 and 87% among those under 12.
- New reporting for the CDC, which revealed the average life expectancy dropped to 77 last year driven by the pandemic, revealed Florida overdose related deaths reached record levels last year. A total of 7,500 overdose deaths were documented statewide, an increase of 37% (higher than the national average of a 30% increase). The most common drug detected in overdose deaths was fentanyl.
- Florida’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research updated Florida’s economic projections on Tuesday. The news continued to be good for Florida. Florida’s growth rate is expected to be 1.9% this year compared to 1.6% nationally.