Florida tops 400,000 coronavirus cases after governor says state is moving in 'better direction'
The somber milestone follows the U.S. topping 4 million confirmed coronavirus cases nationwide.
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A health care worker takes a self-administered nasal swab test from a passenger in a car at the new federally funded COVID-19 testing site at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium on July 23, 2020 in Miami. Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Florida surpassed 400,000 total coronavirus cases on Friday, one day after Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state had "clearly stabilized with the cases."
As of 9:25 a.m. ET Friday, Florida had recorded some 402,312 cases of COVID-19, according to data compiled by the state Department of Health. The state logged an average of 10,700 new cases per day over the last seven days.
In all, some 5,653 people have died of COVID-19 in Florida, according to the state health department.
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Florida surpassed 400,000 total coronavirus cases on Friday, one day after Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state had "clearly stabilized with the cases."
The state logged an average of 10,700 new cases per day over the last seven days.
The somber milestone follows the U.S. topping 4 million confirmed coronavirus cases nationwide.
The Trump Virus has killed more people in this country than in any other country in the world.
(Why?)
DeSantis, a first-term Republican, in recent days suggested that conditions were improving in his state. During a news conference at a medical center in the city of Melbourne on Thursday, the governor said the state was heading in the right direction.
I can't help but wonder-- if this is the "right direction"-- what does he think the "wrong direction" would be?
The situation there is really bad...☹