Florida reports record high 1,902 new coronavirus cases, one day after previous record
(Miami Herald) Florida’s Department of Health on Friday morning confirmed a new daily record high of 1,902 additional cases of COVID-19 — surpassing the previous high of confirmed cases by 204, which was reported just a day earlier.
That put the state’s total number of confirmed cases at 70,971 since the pandemic began in March.
Twenty-nine deaths were also announced, raising the statewide death toll to 2,877.
The state slowly began to reopen in May. Now in June, most businesses across the state are open at limited capacity with social-distancing regulations in place to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
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CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IN SOUTH FLORIDA
More than half of the new deaths and less than half of the new cases were in South Florida:
▪ Miami-Dade County reported 324 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 11 new deaths. The county now has a total of 20,872 confirmed cases and 809 deaths, the highest in the state.
▪ Broward County reported 252 additional confirmed case of the disease, bringing its known total up to 8,589. It also reduced its death count from 351 to 350. It’s still unclear what caused this discrepancy.
▪ Palm Beach County saw 322 additional confirmed cases and nine new deaths. The county’s known total is now at 8,209 with 416 deaths.
▪ Monroe County reported one additional case of the disease and no new deaths. The Florida Keys now have a total of 121 confirmed cases and four deaths.
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