With Orange County still allowing an easy parental opt-out, four of Florida’s five largest districts are now defying a law signed by Gov.... 10 with a parental opt-out policy that allowed more than 10, 000 children to attend classes without masks.... The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services dashboard reported 17, 096 hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients. DeSantis, a Republican, also is in an escalating power struggle with the Democratic White House....