Florida records 58 deaths and more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases
Source: Tampa Bay Times
Florida topped 150,000 recorded coronavirus infections on Tuesday with 6,093 cases reported in the previous 24 hours.
Since the first case in early March, the state has seen 152,434 infections from the virus. It has also recorded 3,604 deaths, 58 of them on Tuesday. Another 228 hospitalizations were also recorded, meaning 14,879 people in the state about 10 percent of all cases have required hospital care.
The cases reported Tuesday follow a record-high Saturday, when new cases for the day hit more than 9,500.
Across the state, leaders have struggled over how best to implement health and safety practices. Gov. Ron DeSantis has urged people to wear masks but stopped short of mandating them.
Read more: https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/06/30/florida-records-58-deaths-and-more-than-6000-new-coronavirus-cases/
sandensea
(21,604 posts)"We've got too many oldsters in the state! Why do they keep coming to Florida!?"
Stuart G
(38,414 posts)That sucking is more important than mandating actions to save lives..
Maxheader
(4,370 posts)An old, crude phrase and accurate for the conservatives..
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