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Florida News That Impacts You – September 28th, 2021
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- Monday’s new COVID-19 case count was the lowest in nearly three months. With 3,706 new cases reported, it was the lowest daily total since July 6th - during what was the first week of Florida’s summer surge for cases. Florida’s weekly trend for cases is now the lowest since July 16th. Related...
- Hospitalizations for COVID-19 declined by another 171 patients on Monday leaving 6,366 Floridians hospitalized with the virus entering today. That’s the lowest total of COVID hospitalizations since July 20th.
- Miami Commissioners voted to investigate Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo. On the job about six months, Acevedo’s decision making and judgement has been called into question by some inside MPD and within City government. This included recently referencing the phrase “Cuban Mafia”, a term used by Fidel Castro, during a roll call vote. City manager Art Noriega stated he didn’t thoroughly vet Chief Acevedo prior to his being hired.
- Dog the Bounty Hunter, who recently joined the search for Brian Laundrie, stated a tip has led to a major development. The tip led Dog to the Fort De Soto Park – about 75 miles from North Port. According to Dog, a review of video surveillance revealed a match for Brian on September 6th. Gabby Petito wasn’t reported missing until September 11th. Dog stated the video also revealed three people entered the park but only two left. This would be consistent with the timing of a neighbor alleging a short camping trip took place with Brian and his parents prior to Gabby’s disappearance being known.