Florida experienced an increase of 15,300 new coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period, a record for the highest number in a single day of any state in the U.S.
Florida now has more than 269,000 cases of the virus, and Miami-Dade County reported 64,443 alone. The state has seen 4,241 deaths.
The United States has seen 3.2 million coronavirus cases with 135,000 deaths.
Which states are adding cases? What states are not?
According to John Hopkins data, 33 states are seeing higher rates of new cases compared to the previous week: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Fourteen rates hold firm as new cases grow: Alaska, Arizona, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oregon, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, and Wyoming.
Three states have reported declining rates of new infections: Delaware, Maine, and New Jersey.
Cuomo predicts New York cases will increase due to other states
New York will likely see an increase in coronavirus cases due to travelers coming to the city from other places. Cuomo said that while the state has quarantine orders for travelers to COVID hot spots, including Alabama, enforcing them can be like “trying to catch water on a screen.”
Cuomo said it was a shame to see the virus re-emerge in New York after its own closure.
“The other states do not take the same precautions. It rises in the other states and will then return here from the other states. That is what is going to happen, “he said. “The only question is how high does our rhythm go? But you cannot have it in the whole country and not come back. Do you think no one comes here from California and these states?
NY reports no COVID deaths
Some good news from New York City.
For the first time since early March, New York City reported zero new coronavirus deaths.
The New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene did not report new deaths Saturday, the first time it happened since March 13. No confirmed deaths were reported the previous day, but two probable deaths were listed.
The city has reported a total of 215,924 cases and 18,670 confirmed deaths. The highest day of death was April 7, when 597 people died from COVID.
Disney reopens
Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando reopened to visitors on Saturday after a nearly four-month shutdown.
Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom opened on Saturday; Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios will reopen on July 15. New precautions include temperature controls, social distancing on lines and attractions, and mandatory masks for all visitors over the age of 2.
Disney has also implemented a reservation system that limits the number of guests in the park on any given day.
