Florida sets another single-day coronavirus record with more than 4,000 new cases
Source: CBS News
Florida on Saturday reported 4,049 new coronavirus cases, another consecutive single-day record increase in cases. The number of statewide infections has surged to at least 93,797.
There have now been over 3,100 deaths in Florida due to COVID-19. The state has tested over 1.5 million people, according to its health department.
While Governor Ron DeSantis has attributed recent spikes to increased access to testing, many experts say the state's rushed reopening plan following initial lockdowns may be to blame. In the nearly two months since DeSantis declared victory against the virus and announced Florida would begin reopening, there has been an explosion of new cases across the state.
DeSantis said in a press conference Saturday that many of the new positive tests are coming from younger, asymptomatic people. He did, however, note that the rate of infection appears to be "accelerating" among this group, which he called a "cause for concern."
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I understand the talking point that this is all due to increased testing, but what about the increase in number of hospitalizations? Do these States put asymptomatic people in hospitals as a precautionary measure, because increased testing should lead to a decreased rate of infection as you test more widely, not an increase in hospitalizations.
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Maybe they'll get it right the third time 
