ORLANDO, Fla. – Days before Florida begins the daunting process of reopening under Gov. DeSantis’s phase one plane, The Florida Department of Health announced 708 new cases of coronavirus.
The new cases bring the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in the state to 35,463. 1,364 people have died as a result of the virus in Florida, 50 additional deaths since Friday mornings’ report, officials said.
In all, there have been 5,945 hospitalizations in Florida, health officials said. Phase one will begin on Monday with some businesses opening for the first time since their doors were shut in April.
DeSantis said he couldn’t provide a timeline for entering phase two but said he’s “thinking about weeks, not thinking about months” for each of