Virus Deaths Continue; Governor Wants Schools Open

July 30, 2020 4:26 am

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is continuing his push to reopen schools. He said Wednesday that parents should decide for themselves whether to send their children back into the classroom next month. Florida’s largest school district is announcing it will not reopen schools for in-person learning for the first six weeks of the school year because of the surge of infections. Health officials on Wednesday reported a new single-day record of 216 reported deaths. The state’s death toll now stands at more than 6,330, and the number of confirmed cases at 9,446.