Every number tied to COVID-19 — jobs lost, businesses shuttered, cases, hospitalizations, deaths — is hard to fathom. But the cost of the pandemic is as mind-boggling as any of them.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis removes his face mask on April 8, 2020, as he prepares to talk to the media about COVID-19 in Florida at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

Florida attracted 31.7 million domestic and international visitors in the second quarter of 2021, 2.2% below where the state was in 2019.

Florida officials reported 134,506 coronavirus cases over the seven-day period from July 30 to Aug 5. At more than 19,000 infections per day, it’s the state’s highest infection rate since the ...

Sara Guando, 34, originally from Long Island, said the COVID-19 pandemic prompted her to make the move to Tampa in February. "There's so many more things to do outside," Guando said.

State lawmakers and the governor approved $38 million in the recent state budget for the Farmers Feeding Florida initiative.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In the heart of the Sunshine State, where sports serve as more than mere games, a recent state analysis sheds light on the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Non-agricultural employment in the Tampa Bay metro region, meanwhile, has risen almost 5% since June 2021, according to BLS. That's lower than Orlando, Miami and Jacksonville.