According to the health department, Florida's positivity rate has been below 5% for more than three weeks.

— Health officials say they’ve found evidence in a Florida man of the latest U.S. case of the new and apparently more contagious coronavirus variant first seen in England. The cases have triggered questions about how the COVID-19 variant circulating in England arrived in the U.S., where experts say it probably already is spreading. The Grafton Police Department said the former Advocate Aurora Health pharmacist was arrested on suspicion of reckless endangerment, adulterating a prescription drug and criminal damage to property. GOP senators are ignoring the outgoing president’s demand to increase the $600 COVID-19 aid checks to $2,000. ___Find AP’s full coverage of the coronavirus pandemic at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic

MIAMI, Fla. – Many seniors say they are desperate for the vaccine. They don’t know where to go, who’s eligible or how they can get access to the COVID-19 vaccine. As several South Florida hospital systems have begun offering the coronavirus vaccine to people 65 and over, many have already run out. Interest overwhelmed the Florida Health Department’s website, which now says it’s been shut down for site maintenance. In Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced a central website to provide information on local availability.

BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, Fla. – Florida Department of Health officials reported about 20% of the positive cases of COVID-19 in Florida are in Broward County. A 61-year-old man’s COVID-19 case is also travel related. Two COVID-19 patients have died since the COVID-19 cases started climbing on March 1st. (CDC via AP, File)Here is the list of COVID-19 cases in Broward County:TRAVEL RELATED: 2 cases (no longer under investigation)- Man, 61, is a travel-related case. Officials reported March 12 she is from Texas, traveled to Europe and remains in isolation in Broward County.