As Florida reported a second record day of new COVID-19 cases Friday, with 1,902, COVID-19 hospitalizations in Miami-Dade — the hardest-hit county in the state — dropped to 546, the lowest number since April 7.
Government officials have offered some explanation for the worrying rise in cases. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that agricultural workers may be contributing to the increases, which have risen to an average of more than 1,350 a day. In the past, he’s also said that increased testing means finding more cases.
And Dr. Jay Butler at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a news conference Friday, said spikes in states like Arizona, Texas, North Carolina and Florida are likely due to a combination of factors including nursing homes, prisons and failure to social distance during Memorial Day events.
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