Florida Reports Lowest Coronavirus Case Increase Since June

TOPLINE

Florida reported its lowest coronavirus case increase in seven weeks on Monday, continuing what has been a downward trend in coronavirus stats for a state that has long been the nation’s coronavirus epicenter.

KEY FACTS

KEY BACKGROUND

Florida has been the epicenter for the summer coronavirus surge in the U.S., which pushed new cases nationwide to record highs last month. On July 12, the state shattered a national record for new cases in a single day, at over 15,000. Spikes in hospitalizations and deaths would follow, with the state going on to report some of the highest daily death tolls since the spring coronavirus surge ravaged the Northeast.

TANGENT

Florida isn’t the only large state where the recent coronavirus crisis seems to have peaked. Cases and hospitalizations have dropped in hard-hit states like California, Texas and Arizona, though deaths, which lag behind other metrics, continue to remain high.

BIG NUMBER

40 — That’s what the reported median age of infection was Monday, which is the lowest the state has reported since July 11. But it’s still well above what the median age was during much of June.

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