Vaccine availability & climbing hospitalizations

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View In Browser December 30, 2020 orlandosentinel.com Orlando Morning Report ADVERTISEMENT Seniors frustrated by few vaccine appointments, overwhelmed booking sites in Central Florida With stakes never higher as the vaccine is considered the long-awaited salve to a deadly and still raging pandemic, public health officials in Florida scrambled to stand up vaccination sites for... Read More COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb in Central Florida As COVID-19 vaccines begin trickling into the community, coronavirus continues to spread in the community, landing more people in the hospitals in Central Florida and across the state. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Louisiana congressman Luke Letlow, 41, dead from COVID-19 Luke Letlow, Louisiana's newest Republican member of the U.S. House, died Tuesday night from complications related to COVID-19 only days before being sworn into office. Read More First reported US case of COVID-19 variant found in Colorado The first reported U.S. case of the COVID-19 variant that's been seen in the United Kingdom has been discovered in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Judge rejects request to suppress evidence in Nicole Montalvo murder trial A judge will allow prosecutors to present crucial evidence in the trial of three family members accused of killing St. Cloud woman Nicole Montalvo, rejecting the arguments of defense attorneys... Read More Second stimulus check updates: McConnell blocks Democrats' bid to bring bill for $2,000 checks to immediate vote Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked Democrats' push to immediately bring President Donald Trump's demand for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks up for a vote. Read More Visit Orlando hires Cassandra Matej as new CEO amid COVID-19 crisis Visit Orlando said Tuesday it has hired Casandra Matej, a tourism executive from Texas, to be its next CEO, a leader immediately faced with the task of helping the region rebound from the... Read More Colonial Plaza gets Sprouts Farmers Market and Conn's Home Plus A Sprouts Farmers Market grocery store and a Conn's Home Plus store are in the works for Orlando's Colonial Plaza. Read More Magic beat Thunder, start 4-0 for first time in franchise history The Magic held off the tough-minded Oklahoma City Thunder for a 118-107 win at Chesapeake Energy Arena to become the first team in Orlando's 31-year history to win its first four games. Read More UF QB Kyle Trask ready to lead undermanned Gators against Oklahoma Florida quarterback Kyle Trask will seek other options in the passing game during the Cotton Bowl against Oklahoma after his top three receivers decided to sit out the game and fourth... Read More Toast 2020′s demise with cava, a sublime Spanish sipper, stellar for sangria Toast 2020's demise with Cava, a sparkling Spanish sipper that makes for splendid sangria. Read More Sex, drugs and pickleball: What a 24-year-old filmmaker learned about growing old in the Villages South Florida-raised filmmaker Lance Oppenheim discusses his new Magnolia Pictures documentary, "Some Kind of Heaven," a deeply personal look at the late-life search for companionship and... Read More advertisement Unsubscribe   |   Newsletters   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Service Copyright © 2020 | Orlando Sentinel | 633 N. Orange Ave. Orlando, FL 32801 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this email because you are following the Orlando Morning Report newsletter.