Florida sees largest daily number of new COVID-19 cases since mid-April

[TomCADem]

Source: The Hill

On Wednesday, Florida saw its largest number of new cases of the coronavirus since mid-April as the state works to reopen its economy.

The Florida Department of Health announced the state has a total of 58,764 confirmed cases of the disease, a jump of 1,317 from the day before.

Wednesday’s total is Florida’s largest since April 17, when it had a daily total of 1,413 cases. Some 2,566 people have died from the virus in Florida.

More than half of the state’s cases are concentrated in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties in South Florida.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/500927-florida-sees-largest-daily-number-of-new-covid-19-cases-since-mid-april

[pwb]

1. Who could have predicted that ha?

Everybody?

[jimfields33]

11. Weirdly those counties aren't open.

They are under stricter mandates.

[LogicFirst]

13. However, nothing kept their residents

from leaving home, going to the beaches, and returning home.

[jimfields33]

15. That's true.

[Kingofalldems]

16. Yep.

[gibraltar72]

2. If only someone had tried to tell them.

[fleur-de-lisa]

3. I still think they're reporting artificially lowered numbers, so it may be much worse.

What about the not-at-all suspicious sudden rise in cases that have been classified as pneumonia? I read that they now have about 5 times the number of pneumonia cases. Weird, huh?

[Alacritous Crier]

7. Yes, they have been cooking the books all along. -- nt

[Hugin]

4. Well, go figure. n/t

[dameatball]

5. Surprising to see Monroe County. They basically were shut down to non-residents, so must be due

to re-opening. Not sure what other explanation there could be. Article does not elaborate.

[WiseElder]

6. Would be a lot higher but numbers are hidden.

Our governor is making sure of that. Look at the huge rise in pneumonia deaths NOT counted as Covid when compared to recent other years.

[ScratchCat]

8. But we were told that with more tests

there would be more positive results. This is what was supposed to happen with more testing. Now, its a bad thing?

[OilemFirchen]

9. Old news.

Today's case count: 1,419. Highest on record.

[duforsure]

10. trump and GOP Governors exposed!

Causing the virus to spread more now. That's the opposite of making us great again, and a pattern they repeat often, the opposite of the truth.

[pwb]

12. They all act like they have already taken a vaccine?

Probably they have. Agreed we are in opposite world.

[Blues Heron]

14. a populace really has to pull together to stop this thing

anything less is guaranteed failure. The spreader mentality goes hand in hand with the virus. It's a mental virus, a dangerous meme, an insane peer pressure.