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Record COVID Cases, School Masks, Tampa Bay Chefs: Nearby News

Top FL news includes CDC reporting record COVID-19 cases, businesses adapting to coronavirus surge, new Water Street office tower.

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Florida now accounts for a fifth of all new cases in the United States, with a majority of the illnesses caused by the delta variant of the virus.
Florida now accounts for a fifth of all new cases in the United States, with a majority of the illnesses caused by the delta variant of the virus. (Shutterstock)

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Water Street Tampa Opens City's First Trophy Office Building

Tampa-based real estate development firm Strategic Property Partners LLC is celebrating the opening of Thousand & One, Tampa's first trophy office tower in nearly 30 years.

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Publix, Walmart, Disney: Companies Respond To FL's COVID-19 Surge

With COVID-19 infections surging in Florida, many major retailers, theme parks and other businesses in the state are responding with new mandates to stop the spread of the virus.

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Florida Posts Record Number Of New Coronavirus Cases: CDC

After enjoying two months of a return to normalcy, it's the news Floridians were dreading. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention coronavirus tracker, Florida reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the state's highest one-day total since the pandemic began.

Tampa Bay Chefs To Face Off During Epic Chef Masters Benefit

The Epicurean Hotel in downtown Tampa is hosting the sixth annual Epic Chef Masters Aug. 2, 9 and 16 to benefit Feeding Tampa Bay, the area's largest food rescue and distribution organization.

DeSantis To School Boards: You Better Not Mandate Masking Kids

Just in case there was any doubt on where Gov. Ron DeSantis stands on the issue, the governor issued an executive order Friday making it clear to school boards across the state that they cannot pass any rules making face masks mandatory in public schools.

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