* According to the CDC, COVID-19 was the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020. The top two: heart disease and cancer.
* According to a study in Nature Medicine, the risk of cardiovascular disease of all types increases substantially in the year after a COVID infection—even a mild case.
* 5.4 million: The number of eligible Floridians, 5 and up, who remain unvaccinated.
* 6.6 million: The number of eligible Floridians who are overdue for a booster shot.
* Florida’s positivity rate last week: 5.6 percent. The week prior: 8.2 percent. The week before that: 14.3 percent.
Let’s go, Darwin! Good one!