Florida Sees Third Straight Day Of Over 1,000 New Coronavirus Cases Since Reopening Economy, Over 4,000 in Three Days
On Friday, Florida's Department of Health reported a third consecutive day of over 1,000 new coronavirus cases since the state began reopening.
According to the department, there were at least 1,305 new cases reported as of Friday, which brings Florida's total number to over 61,000. There were also at least 53 new deaths reported, increasing the state's total number to at least 2,660.
The number of cases reported on Friday marked the fifth day that the state saw new cases top 1,000 since implementing phase one of its reopening plan on May 18. In addition to the high numbers reported on June 3 and June 4, where the state set its highest single-day total since reopening with 1,419 cases, May 21 and May 29 both had over 1,200 cases reported.
According to the state's department of health, there have been at least 4,041 new cases in the past three days, with 1,317 on Wednesday; 1,419 on Thursday; and now 1,305 on Friday.
