The “sun state” revealed 9,585 new infections and 24 deaths in one day.
By: AFP
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Nearly 10,000 new cases of covid-19 were diagnosed in the past 24 hours in Florida, a new record for this southern United States state affected by a wave of new coronavirus infections, especially among young people.
The “sun state” revealed 9,585 new infections and 24 deaths in one day, an unprecedented number since the start of the pandemic, according to statistics from local health authorities released on Saturday, June 27.
Florida is facing a “real explosion” of the disease among young people who, thanks to the lack of confinement since early June, have returned to the beaches and nightlife, Governor Ron DeSantis acknowledged this week.
The average age of infected people is 33 years, against 65 years two months ago.
The Republican governor, who delayed taking containment measures, decided on Friday to suspend alcohol consumption in bars.
Greg Abbott, his Texas counterpart, whose state is also facing a troubling rise in coronavirus cases, in turn ordered the closure of bars and reduced restaurant capacity to 50%, down from 75% since June 12. .
“If we could go back and start again, it would probably be necessary to stop the opening of the bars, because the virus spreads rapidly there,” Abbott told local KVIA on Friday.
“People go to bars to network, drink and socialize,” a perfect recipe for the new coronavirus, he added.
