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Florida becomes the new epicenter of the pandemic in the United States

“Miami is the new epicenter of the pandemic” in the United States, contagious diseases specialist Lilian M. Abbo of the University of Miami Health System said Monday, who appeared in a videoconference with Mayor Giménez. The city that should be a booming tourist destination during the summer is now riddled with coronaviruses.

Over the weekend, the state of Florida recorded its highest number of new cases of COVID-19 in one day: 15,300 infected, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, which reported more than 9,140 new infections on Tuesday.

Alarming situation when comparing that it took the whole country 59 days to reach such a figure.

Florida, with a population of 21 million, has more than 282,400 cases, while Australia, at 25 million, only has 9,980 cases of coronavirus. More than 4,270 people have lost their lives in the southern state.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was reprimanded on Monday by a man who accused him of doing nothing to stop the COVID-19 pandemic during a press conference in which the governor announced the dispatch of 3,000 additional toilets to centers. southern state doctors.

“You are a disgrace. We are having a record of cases every day and you are doing nothing. You are falsifying the information and confusing the public. More than 4,000 people have died and are blaming the protesters. They have no plan and they are doing nothing. “he scolded.

Florida was one of the first states to open. The reopening of the schools is envisaged in late August by executive order, however DeSantis seems compelled to evaluate other options.

For now the bars close again until further notice but confinement is not mandatory. With a similar situation, the state of California, replicates the measure before massive outbreaks in recent weeks.

The United States records more than 3,400,000 confirmed cases and more than 137,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

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