The virus has claimed more than 146,000 American lives.
Florida has more coronavirus cases than New York, and is very close to surpassing California.
According to Reuters, Florida’s case count increased by 9,300 and brought the total up to 424,000, moving New York, which has 416,000 cases, to third place. Florida is now only about 30,000 cases shy from California’s total, which is about 450,000.
Florida saw more than 10,000 new cases per day in the month of July.
Compared to New York’s 700 daily cases and California’s 8,300, Florida is on a fast track to becoming the state with the most cases.
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New York, however, still holds the record for the most coronavirus-related deaths than any other state. More than 32,000 people died in New York, while only 6,000 people have died in Florida.
The sudden surge in cases correlates with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis‘ disapproval of strong coronavirus mandates. Earlier this month, DeSantis refused to create a mask-wearing mandate and left regulation up to local leaders.
DeSantis has also mandated the reopening of schools in August.
Source: Florida officially has more coronavirus cases than New York
