Yesterday Arizona, Florida, and Texas all reported record single-day record tallies of new COVID-19 cases, according to the New York Times.
Arizona recorded 2,392 cases, Florida reported 2,783 new cases, and Texas tracked 2,622.Today the case total in Arizona reached 40,924—double of what it was on Jun 1.In Florida, positive test percentages rose to 4.5% between May 31 and Jun 6, compared with about 2.3% of people tested in mid-May.
So far Florida Health has tracked 82,719 cases and 3,018 deaths in the state."The fact that these are going up means there's more community spread," Palm Beach County Health Director Alina Alonso, MD, told National Public Radio. "The virus now has food out there.