( Reuters) – Florida reported a record boost of more than 15,000 brand-new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours on Sunday, as the Trump administration renewed its push for schools to reopen and anti-mask protests were planned in Michigan and Missouri.
If Florida were a nation, it would rank fourth on the planet for the most new cases in a day behind the United States, Brazil and India, according to a Reuters analysis.
Florida’s everyday increases in cases have currently gone beyond the greatest everyday tally reported by any European nation throughout the height of the pandemic there. It has likewise broken New York state’s record of 12,847 new cases on April 10 when it was the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak.
The most recent increase was reported a day after Walt Disney World in Orlando reopened with a minimal number of guests who were welcomed with a host of safety measures, consisting of masks and temperature level checks.
Anti-mask activists in several states, consisting of Florida and Michigan, have organized demonstrations versus local mandates, arguing that the steps infringe upon private flexibility.
Coronavirus infections are increasing in about 40 states, according to a Reuters analysis of cases for the past 2 weeks compared