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‘You Cannot Mask Your Way Out Of This,’ Rubio Says | Patch PM

Most hospitalized with COVID are unvaccinated | Eviction moratorium extended | Mother's killer sought | New cold case unit: Patch PM

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Sen. Marco Rubio calls for unvaccinated Floridians to get the COVID-19 vaccine as cases, hospitalizations surge throughout the state.
Sen. Marco Rubio calls for unvaccinated Floridians to get the COVID-19 vaccine as cases, hospitalizations surge throughout the state. (Photo by Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images)

Here are some of the share-worthy stories from Florida Patches to talk about tonight:

Hospitals Say 88 To 95 Percent Of COVID-19 Patients Unvaccinated

As some hospital beds in Florida see an influx of coronavirus patients, prompting them to postpone elective surgeries and limit visitors, hospital executives told Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that the majority of COVID-19-positive patients who are hospitalized are people in their 50s who are not vaccinated.

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'He's Not Human': Mother's Message To Slain Daughter's Killer

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A manhunt has been launched by local and federal authorities for accused St. Pete killer, Benjamin Robert Williams, 38, who shot his girlfriend multiple times in the face Saturday inside a car near a cemetery.

'You Cannot Mask Your Way Out Of This': Sen. Marco Rubio

In a video shared on Twitter Thursday, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio calls on unvaccinated Floridians to get the COVID-19 vaccine, rather than instituting a statewide or local mask mandate, as coronavirus cases surge throughout the state.

New Investigative Unit Goes Deep Into Hillsborough Cold Cases

Hillsborough County has a new cold case unit made up of two special investigators who will look over the more than 200 cold cases in the county, Sheriff Chad Chronister said. There are about 240 cold cases in the county.

Declaring A Public Health Crisis, CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium

Thousands of Florida homeowners and renters are breathing a sigh of relief after Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed an order Tuesday to extend the eviction moratorium through Oct. 3.

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