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Florida shatters state daily COVID-19 record again as cases explode
Updated: 6:30 PM EST Dec 29, 2021
New data from the CDC shows Florida broke its daily case record for the third time this month. On Tuesday, Dec. 28, the CDC’s daily case surveillance shows Florida had 46,923 new COVID-19 cases confirmed. The previous record high came on Christmas Eve with 32,874 cases. Dec. 23 was the immediately previous record when 31,744 cases were reported, the highest number in a single day in Florida since Aug. 16.As of Tuesday, Florida had 2,754 people hospitalized which is up 83% over the previous seven days. With the new total cases updated to reflect the record daily high on Dec. 28, Florida’s total caseload is 4,012,152 since the start of the pandemic.
New data from the CDC shows Florida broke its daily case record for the third time this month.
On Tuesday, Dec. 28, the CDC’s daily case surveillance shows Florida had 46,923 new COVID-19 cases confirmed.
The previous record high came on Christmas Eve with 32,874 cases.
Dec. 23 was the immediately previous record when 31,744 cases were reported, the highest number in a single day in Florida since Aug. 16.
As of Tuesday, Florida had 2,754 people hospitalized which is up 83% over the previous seven days.
With the new total cases updated to reflect the record daily high on Dec. 28, Florida’s total caseload is 4,012,152 since the start of the pandemic.