State of Florida registers more than 10 thousand new cases of coronavirus in one day, thus exceeding 300 thousand infected

Florida reported Wednesday more than 10,000 new cases of coronavirus in one day, exceeding 300,000 infections, authorities reported Wednesday.

The state accumulates 301,810 cases of the disease and 4,626 deaths since the outbreak broke out on March 1. The average death rate in the last week is 92f daily, triple that of last month.

As of Tuesday, Florida had the second highest death rate from the virus in the country, slightly below Texas.

When the coronavirus was at its peak in New York three months ago, it recorded 799 deaths on April 9.

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