florida Florida reports massive single-day increase of 9,000 coronavirus cases Florida on Friday reported nearly 9,000 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, bumping the total to 122,960 cases. What's new: All alcohol consumption at bars will be suspended statewide, effective immediately, the secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation announced on Twitter. Florida’s bars previously closed for two months to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. The reopening of bars were included in the governor's phase two reopening plan. Why it matters: The state is one of many that are experiencing a fresh surge of infections. The single-day confirmed cases increase was the most for any state since the pandemic began. By the numbers: The record surpassed the Florida's single-day record from this week at 5,511. Deaths in Florida increased 1.2%, reaching 3,366, the report shows. Total hospitalizations in Florida rose 1.5%, to 13,987. More than 1.77 million people in Florida have been tested so far. The median age of new cases is from people in their mid-30s. us Coronavirus: US hits record high in daily cases The United States recorded an all-time daily high of 40,000 coronavirus infections on Thursday, figures from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) show. A recent surge in infections and hospitalisations has prompted the states of Texas, Florida and Arizona to pause reopening plans. Texas's governor ordered bars to close and announced other "targeted measures" on Friday to bring infections down. Florida announced it was suspending alcohol consumption at its bars.

canada Military confirms 40 per cent of COVID-positive troops deployed to long-term care homes were asymptomatic Up to 40 per cent of Canadian troops infected with the novel coronavirus may have been carrying the virus symptom-free while they were deployed to long-term care homes — and may even have contracted it in the hotels where they were billeted — senior members of the military acknowledged today.