According to the Washington Post, 29 states in the past 7 days have recorded increasing COVID-19 case counts, and Florida has joined New York, New Jersey, Illinois, California, Texas, and Massachusetts in states reporting more than 100,000 cases.Today the Sunshine State recorded 2,926 cases, bringing its official total to 100,217 cases, including 3,173 deaths.
The Miami Herald says new cases have been trending upward since mid-May, when the state started relaxing physical distancing and stay-at-home measures.
The uptick could not be solely explained by an increase in testing, the paper argues.Data released by the Florida state government last week shows that, in select counties, the average age of new COVID-19 patients hovers around 30,