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MIAMI (AP) — Fighting a surge in coronavirus cases in the spring, Florida appeared to be “flattening the curve” as theme parks shuttered, sugar sand beaches closed and residents heeded orders to stay home. Now, it’s almost as if that never happened. Bars, restaurants and gyms began reopening in May — critics said it was…

total of 1,519 deaths in Florida where pneumonia and influenza were listed as the underlying cause. By comparison, in the same time period last year, Florida recorded 1,207 such deaths. The CDC has historically counted pneumonia and influenza deaths together. CDC officials told The Daily Beast that most of the deaths included in that category…

Somehow, not a surprise. The data scientist who managed Florida's public “dashboard” of daily information on COVID-19 infection and deaths says she was removed from her position because she was ordered to censor some of the numbers, and she refused to "manually change data to drum up support for the plan to reopen.” Rebekah Jones…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., touted his state's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and suggested that it can serve as a model for other parts of the country, as Florida begins to slowly reopen some public areas."Obviously, every death is something that we regret…