New coronavirus cases in Florida on Sunday exceeded 10,000 in a day for the third time in the past week, after the state posted a record high of 11,458 the previous day. The new infections pushed the state’s total caseload past 200,000, a mark passed by just two other states, New York and California. “We’ll have to see how this unfolds in Florida and elsewhere around the country,” he told CNN. She noted that young people who ignored health guidelines had probably led the explosion in cases. Public health experts have stressed that the recent surge in cases is not the result of expanded testing capacity alone.

Source: Washington Post July 04, 2020 13:33 UTC