Memorial Day Weekend sees rise in Florida's COVID-19 cases

[RandySF]

State health officials Sunday reported 740 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of cases in Florida to 50,867, including 49,547 Florida residents.

On Sunday, the Department of Health (DOH) also reported a rise in hospitalizations. Sunday’s report announced an additional 71 hospitalizations, raising the total amount to 9,381 in the state.

Moreover, 4 fatalities were confirmed Sunday totaling 80 non-residents. Since the pandemic’s onset, 2,316 people have died as a result of the novel coronavirus in Florida including 2,236 Florida residents.

In the last 24 hours, 151 people have tested positive in Miami-Dade County, bumping the amount of total cases to 16,845. The county’s death toll increased by 2 to 641.

The total of positive tests in Broward County increased by 48 to 6,697. The death toll, however, remained at 314.



https://floridapolitics.com/archives/335313-memorial-day-weekend-sees-rise-in-floridas-covid-19-cases

[Totally Tunsie]

1. A news report this evening referred to the "Mother's Day bump"

happening this weekend.

[Igel]

12. Don't really see it in the graphs. n/t

[Silent3]

2. It'll be two weeks until the real effect of irresponsible Florida policies this weekend...

...shows up. What these new reports show is that there was already an uptick even before things got as insane as they are this weekend.

It'll get worse, much worse, especially once we see the real numbers and not the rigged numbers.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Relative by marriage on FB says "I am more afraid of a Democrat in the WH than the virus"

This country cant survive that level of stupid and brainwashing...and this is not a stupid person, but making one of the stupidest statements in human history.

[Skittles]

6. come on

you'd have to be VERY STUPID to say something like that

[Eliot Rosewater]

7. I dont know what to think anymore....I guess it is just about racism and bigotry

[Skittles]

9. oh it most certainly is

yup

[essme]

15. I have lost 7 relatives, and several friends

over the past decade between "the birth certificate scandal," voting for, and supporting Trump, and now Covid19.

One was my best friend of 35 years.

Yes, I cried-- but, I don't want those people in my life. I am a 7th generation Southerner, so I guess losing people over a societal problem is in my blood.

[Eliot Rosewater]

16. They hate non whites...that is what it is all about, and women, including the women

who support him, they hate themselves..

[FM123]

4. Down here in South FL it has been raining hard all day, they forecast rain tomorrow too

I think this bad weather is really going to keep the folks inside, especially the magats who don't want to wear masks and party at the drop of a hat....

[tblue37]

5. They won't go to the beach, but restaurants and bars will be packed, I bet. nt

[FM123]

10. Maybe. A lot of folks down here don't like to drive in the rain, especially the older ones

and this time of year there is a lot of al fresco dining (especially in Ft Lauderdale) so the rain will put a damper on that. Maybe they will eat inside - our county prohibits more than 50% capacity and the tables have to be at least six feet apart. But then again, even though this is a blue county and you see a lot of masks and social distancing, there are also magats down here that refuse to follow any rules, rain or shine.

[blitzen]

8. 4 fatalities Sunday? More like 40 or 50. n/t

[ananda]

11. And I'm certain that's a fudged number as well.

It's probably double or triple that.

[uponit7771]

13. That's from 2 weeks ago

[Hermit-The-Prog]

14. Wonder what the real numbers are.