* The W.H.O. estimates that nearly 15 million people died due to the coronavirus or because of factors attributed to the pandemic.
* An estimated 1.5 million retirees have re-entered the U.S. labor market over the past year. Millions of older Americans had stopped working during the pandemic.
* Less than half of vaccinated Floridians are boosted. Booster shots, as we’ve been informed, are the best protection against severe illness and death from the latest variants.
* Total U.S. population that is boosted: 26 percent. Total Florida population that is boosted: 30 percent.
* Positivity: Florida—13 percent; Hillsborough County—8 percent.