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Florida enters the week experiencing peak COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Florida had 21,683 new diagnosed cases on Saturday. COVID-19 hospitalizations now total over 10,200 cases, exceeding the previous peak reached last July. On a related note, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties have all reimposed mask mandates inside of all government buildings.
in other news, Florida has hired Jacksonville’s Fidelity Information Services to process $1,000 bonus checks which will be paid to educators and first responders. The checks will be paid directly from the state to those eligible as opposed to through local governments/agencies. The state confirmed the checks will go out by mid-August.
Lastly, the federal moratorium on evictions ended on Sunday. According to estimates from Zillow, a total of 481,630 Floridians are currently delinquent and an estimated 261,945 evictions are likely to occur.