Florida reports over 3,500 new COVID-19 cases, 149 new deaths [View all]
Source: Click Orlando
The state of Florida reported 3,571 new coronavirus cases Thursday. The new cases bring the state’s overall total to 637,013 since March.
Florida’s positivity rate, the number of people who tested positive for the first time compared to overall tests, remained below 10% Wednesday. The Florida Department of Health has not released the positivity data for Thursday as of this publication.
Medical officials say the rate should be below 10% for at least two weeks to show a decline in infections, with the state working to bring the cumulative percent positive rate down to 10%, too.
The World Health Organization said that a region’s test positivity rate needs to be below 5% for at least 14 days to relax restrictions.
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Of course, with this slight uptick, Governor DiSantis says he’s ready to bring tourism back to the Sunshine State in time for the Labor Day Weekend.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/labor-day-weekend-travelers-are-heading-covid-19-hot-spots-n1239229
Millions of Americans, tired of being pinned down by the pandemic, are expected to hit the road this Labor Day weekend despite a coronavirus crisis that continues to generate more than 30,000 new cases per day and shows little sign of slowing down.
And the destination of choice, according to the travel site TripIt, is a state where the coronavirus crisis continues unabated — Florida.
“Florida this year is claiming the lion’s share (plurality) of Labor Day flight reservations, with 12 percent of all plans including a destination in the Sunshine State,” the site says.
By comparison, this time last year Florida’s share of flight reservations was 4 percent, TripIt reported.
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