Florida recorded more than 15,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the highest single-day increase any state has experienced during the pandemic, officials reported.
Florida’s Department of Health confirmed 15,299 new coronavirus cases in Florida residents inside the state, bringing the state’s total to 269,811 cases.
The state also reported 45 new deaths in Florida residents, adding up to a total of 4,242 fatalities. The new cases and deaths were “reported since yesterday,” according to the website.
Previously, California held the record with the most confirmed cases in a day with 11,694, four days ago. Before that, New York had 11,571 on April 15, the Associated Press reported.
The record increase comes after Florida documented 514 fatalities last week. Florida has increased the number of tests it conducts, but the percentage of tests coming back positive has also jumped.
A month ago fewer than 5 percent of tests returned positive results, while over the past week, more than 19 percent of tests were positive.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) responded by ordering alcohol not to be served in bars but has not yet issued a mask mandate like other states enduring surges. The governor has said although the rate is increasing, he wants schools to reopen to in-person learning next month.
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#BREAKING: Florida reports record 15,000 new coronavirus cases in one day https://t.co/hD7DSPZUBX pic.twitter.com/FkZ9j4jryU
— The Hill (@thehill) July 12, 2020
WOW! BREAKING #Florida.
15,299 new cases – Most by ANY STATE ANY DAY!MASSIVE return of test results today. 143K tests!
Positive rate ⬇️ to 13.6%.
Deaths – 45 (c/w 29 last week)
Median Age – 38 (c/w 36 last week)Testing is good news; Case, age, and death numbers are not. pic.twitter.com/41PllgCUNN
— (((Howard Forman))) (@thehowie) July 12, 2020
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