ORLANDO, Fla. – The morning after Congress sent a nearly $500 billion stimulus bill to the president’s desk aimed at helping small businesses and hospitals amid the coronavirus pandemic, Florida’s new positive total for virus cases reached 30,174 on Friday, according to the latest data from the Florida Department of Health.
The second round of coronavirus aid will increase funding for testing, which continues Friday across Central Florida despite the threat of tornadoes and severe weather.
While Florida saw its largest increase in new cases since April 2 on Thursday with more than 1,300 new cases, the percent of overall new COVID-19 positive test results is dropping -- but just barely, according to to the Department of Health numbers. Here’