Miami Herald: “Florida reported a record 22,783 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, its highest single-day case count since the pandemic began last year as the state continues record-breaking hospitalizations for the fifth straight day in a row. The number of cases for Thursday reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control was 1,100 more than Florida’s single-day case count record.”
“On July 31, Florida reported a then-record of 21,683 new COVID cases for the previous day. Florida, which makes up about 6.5% of the U.S. population, accounted for nearly 19% of the country’s new cases on Thursday. based on data the state is reporting to the CDC. The state’s seven-day average of new cases was 18,933, as of Aug. 5, up from a seven-day average of 2,478 on July 5, a 664% increase, stemming from the highly contagious delta variant.”