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A medic prepares a stretcher to transfer a patient into an ambulance at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, US March 5, 2020/ Reuters
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Florida sets one-day record with over 15,000 new Covid cases, more than most countries

If Florida were a country, it would rank fourth in the world for the most new cases in a day behind the United States, Brazil and India

Naegleria fowleri infects people when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose. Photo: BBC
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Rare brain-eating amoeba case found in Florida

People crowd the beach, while other jurisdictions had already closed theirs in efforts to combat the spread of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Clearwater, Florida, US March 17, 2020/ Reuters
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Covid-19 could have 'catastrophic consequences' in Florida, expert says

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Releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida gets the nod

In this March 16, 2020,photo, the road to the entrance of Walt Disney World has few cars, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla, Photo: AP/John Raoux via UNB.
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Man arrested for trying to quarantine on private Disney island

People crowd the beach, while other jurisdictions had already closed theirs in efforts to combat the spread of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Clearwater, Florida, US March 17, 2020/ Reuters
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No sunbathing on Florida beaches

Esther Gianan, of Tampa, a retired registered nurse, prays for those who are affected by the coronavirus during Mass at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Tampa, Fla., Friday, March 6, 2020. Photo: AP via UNB
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Florida: 2 dead in the state who tested positive for virus

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Rod Stewart charged over Florida hotel 'punch'

Naval Air Station Pensacola is seen in an aerial view in Pensacola, Florida, U.S. August 14, 2012/ US Navy Handout via Reuters
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Trainee Saudi airman kills four at Florida naval base

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4 killed in shootout after robbery in Florida

At least 6 hospitalised in Florida workplace stabbing
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At least 6 hospitalised in Florida workplace stabbing

A worker at Home Depot helps customers with storm supplies as people rushed to stock up on necessities ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Dorian in Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. August 30, 2019. REUTERS/Gregg Newton
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Slowing and strengthening, Hurricane Dorian worries Florida

Hurricane Dorian is shown in this photo taken by NASA's Terra satellite MODIS instrument as it nears St. Thomas and the US Virgin Islands as it continues its track toward Florida's east coast August 28, 2019. NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)/Reuters
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Hurricane Dorian to hit Florida