Our coronavirus coverage is now free for the first 24 hours. You can find the latest information at . Please consider . Already a subscriber? . Thank you. /The state’s death toll has jumped by 401 people.The past week marked the deadliest in Florida since the novel coronavirus took hold in the Sunshine State more than two months ago.The state’s death toll jumped by 401 people, an average of 57 new recorded fatalities each day since May 1.Many of the deaths came Tuesday when the state recorded 113 fatalities, including more than three dozen non-resident deaths, some of which had occurred...…Our coronavirus coverage is now free for the first 24 hours. You can find the latest information at . Please consider . Already a subscriber? . Thank you. /The state’s death toll has jumped by 401 people.The past week marked the deadliest in Florida since the novel coronavirus took hold in the Sunshine State more than two months ago.The state’s death toll jumped by 401 people, an average of 57 new recorded fatalities each day since May 1.Many of the deaths came Tuesday when the state recorded 113 fatalities, including more than three dozen non-resident deaths, some of which had occurred...WW…

/When the medical examiners’ list was available, it showed more deaths than the state’s count.State officials have stopped releasing the list of coronavirus deaths being compiled by Florida’s medical examiners, which has at times shown a higher death toll than the state’s published count.The list had previously been released in real time by the state Medical Examiners Commission. But earlier this month, after the Tampa Bay Times reported that the medical examiners’ death count was 10 percent higher than the figure released by the Florida Department of Health, state officials said the list...…/When the medical examiners’ list was available, it showed more deaths than the state’s count.State officials have stopped releasing the list of coronavirus deaths being compiled by Florida’s medical examiners, which has at times shown a higher death toll than the state’s published count.The list had previously been released in real time by the state Medical Examiners Commission. But earlier this month, after the Tampa Bay Times reported that the medical examiners’ death count was 10 percent higher than the figure released by the Florida Department of Health, state officials said the list...WW…

/“It boggles my mind," said the head of Florida’s Medical Examiners Commission. After weeks of withholding it from public disclosure, state officials on Wednesday released the list of coronavirus deaths being compiled by Florida’s medical examiners.But the document was redacted to remove the probable cause of death and the description of each case.The omissions make the list meaningless, said Dr. Stephen Nelson, the chairman of the state Medical Examiners Commission.“You have to take the word from the government that these are deaths related to COVID-19,” said Nelson, who is also the chief...…/“It boggles my mind," said the head of Florida’s Medical Examiners Commission. After weeks of withholding it from public disclosure, state officials on Wednesday released the list of coronavirus deaths being compiled by Florida’s medical examiners.But the document was redacted to remove the probable cause of death and the description of each case.The omissions make the list meaningless, said Dr. Stephen Nelson, the chairman of the state Medical Examiners Commission.“You have to take the word from the government that these are deaths related to COVID-19,” said Nelson, who is also the chief...WW…

Your browser does not support the video tag.Scroll to BeginLead-laced dust cascades inside Gopher Resource in Tampa, the only lead smelter in the state of Florida. (Factory video taken by Gopher worker)In partnership with:Plumes of dust, laced with lead, blow across the factory like a sandstorm. The poison hangs so thick in the air, sometimes the only thing visible is the warm, orange glow from the furnace.Workers, hundreds of them, sweat through 12-hour shifts at Gopher Resource in Tampa. They extract lead from used car batteries, melt it down and turn it into blocks of metal to...…Your browser does not support the video tag.Scroll to BeginLead-laced dust cascades inside Gopher Resource in Tampa, the only lead smelter in the state of Florida. (Factory video taken by Gopher worker)In partnership with:Plumes of dust, laced with lead, blow across the factory like a sandstorm. The poison hangs so thick in the air, sometimes the only thing visible is the warm, orange glow from the furnace.Workers, hundreds of them, sweat through 12-hour shifts at Gopher Resource in Tampa. They extract lead from used car batteries, melt it down and turn it into blocks of metal to...WW…

/The Tampa Bay Times analyzed data and reports from the Florida Department of Health and medical examiners offices around the state.As the novel coronavirus has spread across Florida, much has remained uncertain about how long it will stay, how many it will infect and how many lives it will take.But the virus’ grip on the state’s elderly is tragically clear.In Florida, 83 percent of those who’ve died of the virus were over 65 years old. One in four people over 85 with a confirmed infection has died.Outbreaks have devastated nursing homes in nearly every corner of the state, from the...…/The Tampa Bay Times analyzed data and reports from the Florida Department of Health and medical examiners offices around the state.As the novel coronavirus has spread across Florida, much has remained uncertain about how long it will stay, how many it will infect and how many lives it will take.But the virus’ grip on the state’s elderly is tragically clear.In Florida, 83 percent of those who’ve died of the virus were over 65 years old. One in four people over 85 with a confirmed infection has died.Outbreaks have devastated nursing homes in nearly every corner of the state, from the...WW…

/The Sunshine State’s death toll grows to 1,536 as it begins to reopen.One day after reopening, Florida posted a record number of new deaths Tuesday from the novel coronavirus — 113, including 11 in the Tampa Bay region.Part of the surge appears to be from the state adding the deaths of 41 people who aren’t considered Florida residents, a Tampa Bay Times analysis shows. Some of the deaths appear to have occurred several weeks ago but didn’t show up in the state’s count until Tuesday.The new cases bring the state’s death count to 1,536.Tuesday was the first time since the epidemic took hold...…/The Sunshine State’s death toll grows to 1,536 as it begins to reopen.One day after reopening, Florida posted a record number of new deaths Tuesday from the novel coronavirus — 113, including 11 in the Tampa Bay region.Part of the surge appears to be from the state adding the deaths of 41 people who aren’t considered Florida residents, a Tampa Bay Times analysis shows. Some of the deaths appear to have occurred several weeks ago but didn’t show up in the state’s count until Tuesday.The new cases bring the state’s death count to 1,536.Tuesday was the first time since the epidemic took hold...WW…

/In the wake of a Tampa Bay Times investigation, local representatives urge fast action.Two U.S. representatives have called for an expedited review and inspection of the Gopher Resource lead smelter in Tampa, a factory where hundreds of workers have been exposed over the past decade to high levels of lead and other toxic chemicals.Responding to a that detailed conditions inside the factory, Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, and Rep. Charlie Crist, D-St. Petersburg, co-signed a letter Wednesday to U.S. Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh.Castor and Crist urged the labor department to take fast...…/In the wake of a Tampa Bay Times investigation, local representatives urge fast action.Two U.S. representatives have called for an expedited review and inspection of the Gopher Resource lead smelter in Tampa, a factory where hundreds of workers have been exposed over the past decade to high levels of lead and other toxic chemicals.Responding to a that detailed conditions inside the factory, Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, and Rep. Charlie Crist, D-St. Petersburg, co-signed a letter Wednesday to U.S. Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh.Castor and Crist urged the labor department to take fast...WW…