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FLORIDA PRISON VIRUS CASES

May 20, 2020 | 7:20 PM

Florida corrections officials say there were 72 new COVID-19 cases reported among state prisoners, bringing the total number of inmates who have tested positive to 1,191. The largest jump in cases came at South Bay Correctional Facility, in Palm Beach County. Three other prisons had increases including Hamilton Correctional Institution, with 142 inmate cases; Apalachee Correctional Institution with 95 cases; and Blackwater River Correctional Facility in Santa Rosa County, where 66 inmates have tested positive and seven others have died from COVID-19. The total confirmed cases among staff members in Florida prisons is now 241. Ten prisons in various parts of the state have reported COVID-19 outbreaks.
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Thu Jun 25
Pensacola, FL, USA
85°F
Feels Like: 95°F
Wind/Dir: 27 MPH-SSW
Humidity: 75%
Pressure: 30 INHG
Mostly Cloudy. Feels like 95°F. Wind 27 mph SSW. Pressure 30 inHg. Visibility 10 mi.
Last Updated: 4:56 PM (Time Zone: America/Chicago)
Thu Jun 25
Tonight
79°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 27%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Fri Jun 26
Day
88°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 27%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night
81°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 20%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 81. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sat Jun 27
Day
89°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 7%
Sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night
80°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 2%
Mostly clear, with a low around 80. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sun Jun 28
Day
90°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 3%
Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night
79°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 3%
Mostly clear, with a low around 79. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mon Jun 29
Day
91°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 17%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night
80°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 28%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tue Jun 30
Day
91°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-E
Precipitation: 35%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night
79°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-E
Precipitation: 35%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wed Jul 1
Day
90°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-E
Precipitation: 23%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night
80°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 20%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thu Jul 2
Day
90°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 19%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 90.