AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelApr 17, 2021 at 8:00 amThe number of Florida seniors entering the hospital for COVID dropped sharply over the past month, an indication that the vaccination campaign begun in December has been effective in protecting the group most vulnerable to the disease.Hospitals have registered a 46% drop in admissions for COVID patients aged 70 or over since mid-February, an encouraging sign in the fight against the pandemic. And since COVID deaths are typically preceded by hospitalizations, the drop is an indication that the death rate may continue to...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelApr 17, 2021 at 8:00 amThe number of Florida seniors entering the hospital for COVID dropped sharply over the past month, an indication that the vaccination campaign begun in December has been effective in protecting the group most vulnerable to the disease.Hospitals have registered a 46% drop in admissions for COVID patients aged 70 or over since mid-February, an encouraging sign in the fight against the pandemic. And since COVID deaths are typically preceded by hospitalizations, the drop is an indication that the death rate may continue to...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelMar 06, 2021 at 7:58 pmBaptist Health on Friday disputed Gov. Ron DeSantis’ claim that his administration had nothing to do with the decision to send 1,200 COVID vaccine doses to Ocean Reef Club, the luxury Key Largo community at the center of controversy over whether the wealthy received privileged access to vaccines.The governor made the claim at a , when he slammed a that claimed the state provided special access to vaccines to an enclave that contained many wealthy campaign donors.Advertisement“That was not a site that we were involved in, in...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelMar 06, 2021 at 7:58 pmBaptist Health on Friday disputed Gov. Ron DeSantis’ claim that his administration had nothing to do with the decision to send 1,200 COVID vaccine doses to Ocean Reef Club, the luxury Key Largo community at the center of controversy over whether the wealthy received privileged access to vaccines.The governor made the claim at a , when he slammed a that claimed the state provided special access to vaccines to an enclave that contained many wealthy campaign donors.Advertisement“That was not a site that we were involved in, in...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelSep 28, 2020 at 9:33 pmFort Lauderdale — President Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale was taken from his Fort Lauderdale home by police Sunday afternoon after his wife reported that he was armed and threatening suicide.The police, called by his wife, went to the house in the Seven Isles community, an affluent area in which houses have access to the water. They made contact, “developed a rapport” and negotiated his exit from the house, the police said in a statement. He was taken to Broward Health Medical Center under the Baker Act, which...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelSep 28, 2020 at 9:33 pmFort Lauderdale — President Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale was taken from his Fort Lauderdale home by police Sunday afternoon after his wife reported that he was armed and threatening suicide.The police, called by his wife, went to the house in the Seven Isles community, an affluent area in which houses have access to the water. They made contact, “developed a rapport” and negotiated his exit from the house, the police said in a statement. He was taken to Broward Health Medical Center under the Baker Act, which...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelAug 03, 2020 at 11:12 pmIt was South Florida’s first hurricane threat this season, but the storm that arrived as Tropical Storm Isaias amounted to little more than that — a threat.The slow-moving storm frustrated Floridians who didn’t know what to expect or when, and it grew into a hurricane for a time, but it couldn’t keep up its strength against unfavorable conditions and ultimately slid past South Florida without causing much damage.AdvertisementMany areas in Broward and Palm Beach counties experienced tropical-force winds of at least 39 mph,...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelAug 03, 2020 at 11:12 pmIt was South Florida’s first hurricane threat this season, but the storm that arrived as Tropical Storm Isaias amounted to little more than that — a threat.The slow-moving storm frustrated Floridians who didn’t know what to expect or when, and it grew into a hurricane for a time, but it couldn’t keep up its strength against unfavorable conditions and ultimately slid past South Florida without causing much damage.AdvertisementMany areas in Broward and Palm Beach counties experienced tropical-force winds of at least 39 mph,...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelJul 03, 2020 at 6:03 amThe next two weeks will be crucial in Florida’s struggle with coronavirus, as we learn if the produce a sharp increase in deaths and whether new government restrictions succeed in slowing the disease’s spread.Here are two scenarios, based on interviews with experts:AdvertisementThe worst case: The disease jumps from younger people, who account for most new cases, to older people, who are most likely to die. Deaths start to take off again. and other control measures prove insufficient, and the number of new cases continues...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelJul 03, 2020 at 6:03 amThe next two weeks will be crucial in Florida’s struggle with coronavirus, as we learn if the produce a sharp increase in deaths and whether new government restrictions succeed in slowing the disease’s spread.Here are two scenarios, based on interviews with experts:AdvertisementThe worst case: The disease jumps from younger people, who account for most new cases, to older people, who are most likely to die. Deaths start to take off again. and other control measures prove insufficient, and the number of new cases continues...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelApr 19, 2020 at 8:39 pmAfter refusing for weeks, the state of Florida reversed course Saturday and released the names of 303 nursing homes and assisted-living facilities with cases of the coronavirus.The list, from the news media, included only the facilities’ names. It did not show the number of cases at each facility or whether they involved residents, staff or both.AdvertisementIncluded on the list were 39 facilities in Broward County, 54 in Miami-Dade County and 36 in Palm Beach County.Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the decision to release the...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelApr 19, 2020 at 8:39 pmAfter refusing for weeks, the state of Florida reversed course Saturday and released the names of 303 nursing homes and assisted-living facilities with cases of the coronavirus.The list, from the news media, included only the facilities’ names. It did not show the number of cases at each facility or whether they involved residents, staff or both.AdvertisementIncluded on the list were 39 facilities in Broward County, 54 in Miami-Dade County and 36 in Palm Beach County.Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the decision to release the...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelMay 05, 2020 at 2:44 pmA deal to prevent oil drilling in the Everglades was finalized Monday, with the state of Florida’s purchase of land from a family that had obtained permits for an exploratory well.The state paid $16.56 million for 20,000 acres in western Broward County owned by the Kanter family of Miami, whose drilling plan had among environmentalists and nearby cities.AdvertisementJoseph Kanter, a banker and real estate developer, bought the land during mid-20th-century South Florida building boom, with the intention of building a new city....…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelMay 05, 2020 at 2:44 pmA deal to prevent oil drilling in the Everglades was finalized Monday, with the state of Florida’s purchase of land from a family that had obtained permits for an exploratory well.The state paid $16.56 million for 20,000 acres in western Broward County owned by the Kanter family of Miami, whose drilling plan had among environmentalists and nearby cities.AdvertisementJoseph Kanter, a banker and real estate developer, bought the land during mid-20th-century South Florida building boom, with the intention of building a new city....WW…