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Florida COVID-19 data lawsuit settled, state to resume releasing daily information
Florida COVID-19 data lawsuit settled, state to resume releasing daily information
ORLANDO, Fla. — Two years after the state health department was sued for not releasing COVID-19 data to its dashboard during a global pandemic, the case is over.
While neither the the Florida Department of Health, nor Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo admit any fault, the state has agreed to pay all legal fees.
Later this month, the FDOH will once again post daily COVID-19 information.
WESH 2 News obtained the settlement, outlined in court documents from the 2nd Circuit in Leon County.