Florida COVID-19 Data

COVID-19 Dashboard Architect Rebekah Jones' Home Raided After Unauthorized DOH Login

Lynn Hatter

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement raided the home of a former Florida Department of Health staffer as part of an investigation into an unauthorized login. Rebekah Jones, who was fired from DOH in May, claims her house was raided as revenge due to speaking out on the state’s COVID-19 response.

State News

Criminal Stalking Case Against Fired Fla. Health Data Scientist To Drag Into August

A misdemeanor criminal stalking case against the self-described whistleblower at the center of a politically charged dispute over Florida’s COVID-19…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, holds up a graph concerning COVID-19 cases in Florida as he speaks about opening businesses.

First Coast

FSCJ Data Scientist Says The Way Fla. Presents COVID-19 Numbers Is Misleading

Brendan Rivers

A Jacksonville-based data scientist says the way Florida presents COVID-19 data to the public is misleading, and he worries it’s being done deliberately…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responds to a question at a news conference at the Urban League of Broward County, during the new coronavirus pandemic, Friday, April 17, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

State News

DeSantis Changes His Tone Over Ousted DOH COVID Researcher

Lynn Hatter

According to a DeSantis spokeswoman, Rebeka Jones has until Thursday to resign or be fired.

A snapshot of Florida's COVID-19 dashboard on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.

State News

Florida Ousts Top COVID-19 Data Scientist

Greg Allen

Florida's top COVID-19 data scientist has been dismissed. Rebekah Jones says she's been fired for refusing to manipulate data "to drum up support" for the state's plan to reopen.