On September 25th Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-244, which moves the state into Phase 3 and lifts all remaining state-level restrictions on businesses as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, the order prevents cities and counties from closing businesses or collecting fines from pandemic-related mandates, such as mask requirements. Also of note, the Office of Economic and Demographic Research (EDR) released its August revenue report today, which shows the state collected $177 million above the most recent projections. Overall, general revenue collections are still down 4.6% from this time last year, but collections are trending in a positive direction.

Florida Department of Health COVID-19 Dashboard

Total cases: 695,887

Resident hospitalizations: 43,299

Resident deaths: 13,915

Non-resident deaths: 164

New daily cases: 2,851

Daily percent positive: 4.27%

Total tests: 5,213,142

Overall percent positive: 13.35%