‘Florida reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic’

Photo: Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel

Those who did not and will not take precautions are the same ones pointing the finger at the president, the CDC, the vaccinated, anyone but themselves. All the while, their GOP governor bans schools from requiring masks, punishing responsible people and protecting the irresponsible. Nothing ‘conservative’ about that, and the State of Florida is looney-ville. Very grateful I do not live there. Via the AP - 

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to federal health data released Saturday, as its theme park resorts again started asking visitors to wear masks indoors.

The state has become the new national epicenter for the virus, accounting for around a fifth of all new cases in the U.S. as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread.

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has resisted mandatory mask mandates and vaccine requirements, and along with the state Legislature, has limited local officials’ ability to impose restrictions meant to stop the spread of COVID-19. DeSantis on Friday barred school districts from requiring students to wear masks when classes resume next month.

The latest numbers were recorded on Friday and released on Saturday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website. The figures show how quickly the number of cases is rising in the Sunshine State: only a day earlier, Florida reported 17,093 new daily cases. The previous peak in Florida had been 19,334 cases reported on Jan. 7, before the availability of vaccinations became widespread.

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