Cathy Carter
Cathy Carter is the education reporter for WUSF 89.7 and StateImpact Florida.
Before joining WUSF, Cathy was the local host of NPR’s Morning Edition for Delaware Public Media and reported on a variety of topics from education to the arts.
Cathy also reported for WAMU, the NPR news station in Washington D.C, was a host at XM Satellite Radio and wrote arts and culture stories for a variety of newspaper,s including the Virginian Pilot and the Baltimore Sun.
Her work has been honored by journalism organizations such as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Maryland Press Association and the Delaware Press Association.
As a Massachusetts native and a graduate of Boston’s Emerson College, Cathy - as are all citizens under state mandate - had no choice but to be born a Boston Red Sox fan.
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Health experts consider the virus is slowing its spread at 5%. State data shows it has been below that mark the past three days and six of the previous seven. -
While 89 more people have died due to complications from the virus, the positivity rate remained below 5% for the second consecutive day. -
The average daily caseload has remains around 5,566 a day. That’s a 18 percent decrease from last week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. -
The rise in depression and anxiety among teenagers comes at a significant stage in their development. -
We speak with Sarah Miller of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Miller works with families to connect them with resources within the mental health system. -
There were 2,844 people being treated at hospitals in Florida with a primary diagnosis of the coronavirus, down 100 from a day earlier. -
Florida is averaging 4,584 new cases per day in the last week, a 1% increase compared to last week and 7% decrease compared to the two weeks prior. -
The state's overall death toll from the pandemic now stands at 33,120 people. -
Of those who were tested for the coronavirus for the first time, 5.21% percent were positive, according to Wednesday's state report. . -
The state reported 3,597 people are being treated at hospitals in Florida with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19.
