Prognosis

Florida, Haven for NBA and Trump, Sets Covid Death Record

Sports leagues and politicos relocated. Now, it’s dangerous
DeSantis stays the course with virus case count burgeoning

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By Jonathan Levin, Brandon Kochkodin, Olivia Raimonde, and Emma Kinery

July 14, 2020 at 4:00 PM UTC

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Florida was supposed to be the solution: a virus-fighting success story that could relaunch stalled professional sports and host the relocated Republican National Convention.

Instead, the coronavirus wildfire is raging just as National Basketball Association games are supposed to start and the GOP puts the final touches on its party.

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