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The number of Covid-19 cases reported each week in Florida has tripled since the state reopened
By Madeline Holcombe, Rosa Flores and Denise Royal, CNN
Updated 12:43 PM EST, Mon November 23, 2020
Vehicles line up as health care workers help to check in people being tested at the Covid-19 drive-thru testing center at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Sunday.
(CNN)Since Gov. Ron DeSantis reopened Florida in late September, the number of reported Covid-19 cases per week in the state has tripled.
On September 25, DeSantis signed an executive order reopening the state, freeing restaurants and bars to operate at 100% capacity. In the week leading up to the order, Florida reported more than 17,000 new cases.
In the past 7 days, the state has reported more than 53,000 -- meaning three times more Floridians have tested positive in the past week than in the week before the reopening.
As the US grapples with the worst month yet in the pandemic for coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, Florida is nearing 1 million cases. As of Monday morning, the state had reported 938,414 infections, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The number of Covid-19 cases reported each week in Florida has tripled since the state reopened
By Madeline Holcombe, Rosa Flores and Denise Royal, CNN
Updated 12:43 PM EST, Mon November 23, 2020
Vehicles line up as health care workers help to check in people being tested at the Covid-19 drive-thru testing center at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Sunday.
(CNN)Since Gov. Ron DeSantis reopened Florida in late September, the number of reported Covid-19 cases per week in the state has tripled.
On September 25, DeSantis signed an executive order reopening the state, freeing restaurants and bars to operate at 100% capacity. In the week leading up to the order, Florida reported more than 17,000 new cases.
In the past 7 days, the state has reported more than 53,000 -- meaning three times more Floridians have tested positive in the past week than in the week before the reopening.
As the US grapples with the worst month yet in the pandemic for coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, Florida is nearing 1 million cases. As of Monday morning, the state had reported 938,414 infections, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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