The state of Florida has become a new COVID-19 epicenter in the U.S. as the state reported more than 21,000 new COVID-19 infections on a single day on Saturday.
According to the data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the state of Florida reported 21,683 as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread in the state.
The number is the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic. Previously, their highest one-day total for reported new Covid-19 coronavirus cases was 19,100, established back in early January.
New COVID-19 infections numbers in Florida per CDC date make up nearly a fifth of all new cases.
From July 23 to July 29, Florida had 110,477 reported new Covid-19 cases, According to data from the Florida Department of Health, which is about a 50% increase from the 73,196 seen in the week prior.
Florida also reported 409 deaths this week, which brings the state’s cumulative total to 39,079 since the pandemic began in March 2020.
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