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News from September 2021

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Excess deaths during week ending Sep. 4 in Florida

By Sunshine Sentinel | Sep 27, 2021

Florida's death count exceeded death expectancy during the week ending Sep. 4, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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CDC estimates 1508 people in 65-74 age group in Florida died during week ending August 28

By Sunshine Sentinel | Sep 27, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 1508 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending August 28.

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Loch Haven Chain of Lakes Community Cleanup on October 2, 2021

By Press release submission | Sep 27, 2021

Loch Haven Chain of Lakes Community Cleanup on October 2, 2021.

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Orange County-funded Summer Internship Program Provides High School Students with Life-Changing Opportunities

By Press release submission | Sep 27, 2021

Orange County-funded Summer Internship Program Provides High School Students with Life-Changing Opportunities.

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50-Year Anniversary of Florida Women’s Athletics Starts This Weekend

By Press release submission | Sep 27, 2021

50-Year Anniversary of Florida Women’s Athletics Starts This Weekend.

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Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Four to the Florida Children and Youth Cabinet

By Press release submission | Sep 27, 2021

Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Four to the Florida Children and Youth Cabinet.

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CDC predicts 1664 people in 45-64 age group in Florida died during week ending August 28

By Sunshine Sentinel | Sep 26, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 1664 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending August 28.

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870 people die from cancer in Florida during week ending July 17

By Sunshine Sentinel | Sep 26, 2021

There were 870 deaths from cancer reported in Florida in the week ending July 17, making up 19.4 percent of total deaths by all causes in Florida.

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Sebastian-Vero Beach nonfarm payroll employees increase by 0.8% since Feb.

By Sunshine Sentinel | Sep 26, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the Sebastian-Vero Beach metropolitan statistical area was 53,400, a 0.8 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Panama City nonfarm payroll employees increase by 1.4% since Feb.

By Sunshine Sentinel | Sep 26, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the Panama City metropolitan statistical area was 80,500, a 1.4 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ocala nonfarm payroll employees increase by 0.4% since Feb.

By Sunshine Sentinel | Sep 26, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the Ocala metropolitan statistical area was 108,200, a 0.4 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin nonfarm payroll employees increase by 1.3% since Feb.

By Sunshine Sentinel | Sep 26, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metropolitan statistical area was 118,100, a 1.3 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Gainesville nonfarm payroll employees increase by 0.4% since Feb.

By Sunshine Sentinel | Sep 26, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the Gainesville metropolitan statistical area was 146,600, a 0.4 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Port St. Lucie nonfarm payroll employees increase by 1.6% since Feb.

By Sunshine Sentinel | Sep 26, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the Port St. Lucie metropolitan statistical area was 155,500, a 1.6 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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57 people die in Florida from influenza and pneumonia in week ending August 7

By Sunshine Sentinel | Sep 26, 2021

There were 57 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Florida during the week ending August 7, a 14.9 percent decrease from the previous week.

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67 people die in Florida from kidney disease in week ending August 7

By Sunshine Sentinel | Sep 26, 2021

There were 67 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Florida during the week ending August 7, a 15.5 percent increase over the previous week.

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Hispanic deaths in Florida increase to 1,031 in week ending August 14

By Sunshine Sentinel | Sep 26, 2021

There were 1,031 Hispanic people who died in Florida in the week ending August 14, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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'Here for justice': Miami protest calls for end to deportation of Haitians found near Texas-Mexico border

By John Suayan | Sep 26, 2021

The situation near Del Rio, Tex., involving migrants from Haiti has sparked outrage in South Florida, with protesters taking to the streets to demand answers from the Biden administration.

'Vaccination isn’t the only path,' declares new Florida surgeon general

By John Suayan | Sep 26, 2021

A Harvard trained doctor and current UCLA researcher who has been named Florida’s new surgeon general is himself a critic of mask and vaccine mandates.

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Domestic violence shooting at Fort Lauderdale Wendy's claims three lives

By John Suayan | Sep 26, 2021

A shooting at a Fort Lauderdale Wendy’s in the early morning hours of Sept. 21 claimed the lives of three people.