( Reuters) – Florida’s validated coronavirus cases rose by a record 11,458 on Saturday, the state’s health department said, the 2nd time in three days that its caseload increased by more than 10,00 0.
In simply the very first four days of July, 14 states have actually posted a daily record boost in cases of COVID-19, the disease triggered by the coronavirus that has killed almost 130,00 0 Americans.
The recent rise, many pronounced in southern and western states, has alarmed public health officials, who advised caution ahead of the vacation weekend to celebrate the Declaration of Independence of the United States in 1776.
Florida’s record increase in cases was more than any European nation’s daily peak at the height of the break out there.
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alaska, Missouri, Idaho and Alabama all registered