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South Florida nursing homes and assisted-living facilities are reporting more than 500 residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to new state data released Monday. The updated state report shows several long-term care facilities across Florida are reporting dozens of cases of the virus. The information released Monday doesn’t give a complete picture…

The stakes are high as state and local officials puzzle over when to ease coronavirus restrictions: open too quickly and Florida risks a deadly second wave, open too late and the chance of economic recovery gets smothered. But from the tip of the peninsula to the hills of the panhandle, those trying to grasp the…