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According to the Florida Department of Health, 264 people are currently under public health monitoring, which means they are at risk of having been exposed to COVID-19. There have been several cases in the state of Florida that have tested positive for the virus so far. On the South Florida Roundup, host Tom Hudson spoke with Dr. Lilian Abbo, chief of Infection Prevention and Control at Jackson Health System, about... Read More CDC Two Patients In Broward County Test Positive For Novel Coronavirus, State Officials Say CDC Two Floridians Die From Coronavirus Florida Primary Florida Congressional Democrats Back Biden, Here’s Why By Denise Royal • Mar 6, 2020 Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo Early voting is already underway in parts of Florida. The race for the Democratic nomination has changed drastically since voters in parts of the state began the process of selecting a candidate. A week ago, seven Democrats were running for their party’s presidential nomination. Today, there are three: Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Senator Bernie Sanders, and former Vice President Joe Biden. And polls reflect a race for the lead between Sanders and Biden in Florida. A Miami Dade College Leader Applies, Again, For President’s Job. Here Are The Candidates So Far. By Jessica Bakeman • Mar 6, 2020 Pedro Portal / Miami Herald At least fourteen people have applied to be Miami Dade College’s next president so far during a revamped search process, including the school’s current chief academic officer, who is the only candidate held over from the original pool of finalists. Florida House Passes Tax Package, Prepares For Senate Negotiations By Jim Turner • Mar 6, 2020 News Service of Florida Readying for negotiations with the Senate, the Florida House approved a tax package Friday that some Democrats decried as being too focused on giving breaks to special interests. The House voted 97-16 to pass the package (HB 7097), which would cut revenue by an estimated $115 million next fiscal year. Miami Cancels Calle Ocho Festival Over Coronavirus Fears By Joey Flechas / Miami Herald • Mar 6, 2020 Carl Juste / Miami Herald Miami elected officials and administrators are announcing that this year’s the annual Calle Ocho Festival, part of Carnaval Miami and sponsored by Kiwanis of Little Havana, will be canceled over the potential spread of coronavirus. Multiple sources confirmed with the Miami Herald that the decision is expected to be announced at a Friday morning news conference at Miami City Hall, where city leaders will also announce the cancellation of this month’s Ultra Music Festival. Trump Visits CDC After Coronavirus Fears Throw Schedule Into Chaos By Franco Ordoñez & Tamara Keith • Mar 6, 2020 Updated at 7 p.m. ET President Trump on Friday stopped in at the Atlanta headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency marshaling the response to coronavirus — a major political test for his administration. The trip itself was almost derailed by coronavirus fears, and mixed signals about what was happening created an on-again, off-again drama that played out in front of television cameras. The chaotic impression clashed with the White House quest to show that the public health crisis is under control. Alabama Executes Man Convicted As Accomplice In Slaying Of Police Officers By Scott Neuman • Mar 6, 2020 Nathaniel Woods, who was convicted in the 2004 killings of three Birmingham, Ala., police officers, was put to death using a lethal cocktail of drugs late Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court denied him reprieve. Woods, 43, reportedly had no last words as the drugs flowed into his body. He was pronounced dead at 9:01 p.m. CST. The three officers, Harley A. Chisholm III, Carlos "Curly" Owen and Charles R. Bennett, were killed in a hail of bullets as they sought to arrest Woods and another man, Kerry Spencer, at a suspected drug house in Birmingham. New Presumptive Case Of Coronavirus In Santa Rosa County, Florida , DeSantis Says By Lawrence Mower / Miami Herald • Mar 6, 2020 OCTAVIO JONES / AP A man in his 70s from Santa Rosa County has been diagnosed with coronavirus in Florida, and four more Floridians in other states have been diagnosed with the flu-like illness, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday. The man had traveled internationally but is apparently too ill to answer questions about his trip, DeSantis said. The governor did not say where the person was being treated. He’s not in shape to fully answer all the questions, so there is an investigation ongoing,” DeSantis said. She Was Focused And Full Of Plans But Unable To Break Through By Danielle Kurtzleben • Mar 6, 2020 To the very end, Elizabeth Warren had a plan for that. In her last days as a candidate, she was still releasing new plans — including a coronavirus plan she outlined in Houston on Saturday night, even as disappointing results came in from South Carolina. That focus on laying out proposals inspired devotion in her legions of supporters, like Maryanne Schuessler — who was a volunteer in Warren’s Columbia, S.C., office. "She’s so well-planned," she said, sighing sharply. "God! It’s — I don’t think she’s going to do very well in this primary. And it breaks my heart." Sewer Line Breaks Prompt Swimming and Water Use Warnings for Miami Beach, Surfside and Bal Harbour By Jenny Staletovich • Mar 5, 2020 Bibi Andrade Residents of Miami Beach,...