Florida has become the state with second-highest number of COVID-19 cases after it recorded more than 414,000 infections, surpassing New York, as President Donald Trump boasts that he saved 'tens of thousands of lives' by banning people from China earlier this year. The Florida Department of Health reported 12,199 new cases Saturday, bringing the state's total since March 1 to 414,511 cases. Florida surpassed New York State's 411,200 cases and is now trailing only California in having the nation's largest caseload. Florida has become the state with second-highest number of COVID-19 cases after it recorded more than 414,000 infections, surpassing New York, as President Donald Trump boasts that he saved 'tens of thousands of lives' by banning people from China earlier this yearThe Florida Department of Health reported 12,199 new cases Saturday, bringing the state's total to 414,511 cases. But vaccine makers and health officials are hopeful that at least one vaccine could prove to work by year's end.

Source: Daily Mail July 26, 2020 15:34 UTC