Kristen Altus
Kristen is a web editor and reporter for WUFT News. She can be reached by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing kaltus@ufl.edu. Follow her on social media @kristenaltus.
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The Point, May 1, 2020: Alachua County Confirms Three New Deaths Linked To Long-Term Care FacilitiesIt was the most COVID-19 deaths the county has seen in one day.
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Alachua County reported three deaths tied to long-term care facilities on Thursday, April 30, marking the largest number of reported deaths the county has seen in a single day. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis attended a press briefing alongside President Donald Trump on Tuesday at the White House Oval Office where DeSantis announced he will unveil the first phase of reopening Florida on Wednesday.
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The many Floridians who lost their jobs in recent weeks have another chance at benefits.
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The plan will consist of “silos.”
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Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida's economic plan will consist of “silos” that will each address a different facet like restaurants, testing, large events, non-essential business and protective gear requirements.
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In short, more people are now allowed into places like grocery stores. -
COVID-19 is "not going to stop creatives from being who they are."
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On Friday the state takes over testing sites from FEMA and Gov. Ron DeSantis considers whether some students should return to school this academic year as coronavirus cases across the state increased by nearly 500 since Thursday morning. -
Alachua County commissioners were already meeting to adopt some of the county’s preexisting coronavirus measures into general law.
