Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has positioned himself as the grassroots favorite in the runoff election to determine the party's Senate nominee.

Eleven of those infections involve staff members, and the other 11 involve residents. The number of infections is likely to rise in the coming days, when results are available for 200 staff members and residents who were tested by the local health department. Flagler Hospital in St. Johns County has 37 COVID-19 patients, including some with intellectual and developmental disabilities, according to hospital spokeswoman Gina Mangus. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities are receiving COVID-19 testing kits so they can check the health status of staff members every two weeks. With some of the thorny logistics of testing 200,000 long-term care staff members now ironed out, Mayhew said, testing can be expanded to other providers.

A meeting held Wednesday in Tallahassee, which also was available via webinar, had been the only one scheduled for the public to attend. But because of the level of public interest in modifications to the program that serves 34,500 Floridians with disabilities, Palmer said additional sessions may be necessary. Some of the people who couldnt squeeze into the public meeting room were directed to two smaller rooms where they could listen to the meeting. The waiver program is designed to keep individuals with disabilities living in the community, but has been troubled by wait lists and deficits. The two state agencies have held roughly 12 meetings on the redesign already, according to Palmer, who said the meetings were related to research.